News About: Pharm. Industry
Choong-wae Medical received EU certification over Digital X-ray system
Local medical device maker Choong-wae Medical Corporation, an affiliated company of Choong-wae Holding, says it has acquired an EU certification for its homegrown VIDIX II, digital X-ray, one of the modernist digital ...
Kim Bum-soo named to medical head of Sanofi-Aventis Korea
Sanofi-Aventis Korea appointed Kim Bum-soo as its new medical director, responsible for taking charge of over medical affairs as of Jan. 5, 2009.
The 46-year-old Kim was a professor at Inha University Hospital betw...
Ahngook, Gangwon University to expand cooperation in green growth
Ahngook Pharm and Gangwon University signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on January 7, to expand a low-carbon, green-growth cooperation in an eco-friendly field.
The MOU calls for commercializing a patent te...
Cash flow problem hit drug wholesalers
With leading pharmaceutical firms moving toward cash transaction settlement, cash-strapped drug wholesalers are agonizing over the future transactions.
Experts say it will become inevitable for major pharmaceutical...
Theraflu gaining popularity
Novartis Korea says its recently launched flu medicine “Theraflu” has received a number of inquiries from customers.
Theraflu is produced in several forms and flavors, but is best known for its original powder for...
Abbott Korea’s new shape-up campaign kicks off
Abbott Korea says it has started a “Back to the Original” campaign to help its female employees get into shape, gaining a big popularity in the company.
To this end, the company has checked employees’ body-mass ind...
Leading pharmaceutical firms seek risk-averse management
Major Korean drugmakers – Dong-A Pharmaceutical and Yuhan Corporation - are expected to become more conservative this year in the wake of ever-increasing bankruptcies in the wholesaling sector, strengthening risk mana...
Boryung conducts personnel reshuffle
Boryung Group promoted Kim Eun-sun, who has served as a vice chairman, to chairman in a regular personnel shakeup.
S-Oil also promoted Kim Eun-jung, who has served as vice Chairman of Boryung Medience, to chairman...
Kolon Pharm to launch new drug for diabetic retinopathy
Kolon Pharm says it will launch Kanakulin (kallidinogenase), a new medicine for treatment of diabetic retinopathy during this month.
Developed by Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co. in Japan, Kanakulin is a proteolytic enzy...
Leading pharmaceutical firms fail to finalize business plan
With a gloomy prospect that Korea's key industries are expected to suffer from a full-fledged global economic downturn this year as a result of the international financial market meltdown, major pharmaceutical compani...
