More R&D investment to foster the pharmaceutical industry as the pivotal industries

Kim Chung-soo, chairman of the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, said during his July 8 press interview that the government needs to promote the domestic pharmaceutical industry as one of the pivotal industries for better competitiveness of the national economy in the 21st biotechnology era.

In his two-year tenure as the KPMA chairman, Kim reminded the reporters of the signific...