human clinical trials

Bio & Pharma Celltrion unveils cancer medicine to expand new drug pipelines

South Korea’s leading biosimilar drug developer Celltrion Inc. on Sunday unveiled an anticancer medicine to expand new pipelines and accelerat...

Bio & Pharma SillaJen: First to use lab-grown human tissue to find best cancer drug dose

South Korean biotechnology firm SillaJen Inc. is pioneering a new approach to determine the best dose for a cancer drug combination in clinical tria...

Bio & Pharma President of Latvia visits S.Korea's Daan Cancer Lab

Daan Cancer Laboratory under Severance Hospital said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Latvian government to streng...

Banking & Finance KB Financial first in Korean banking to achieve ISO human capital standard

South Korea’s KB Financial Group said on Tuesday that it had obtained ISO 30414 certification, becoming the first in the domestic financial se...

Korean startups Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials

Mediaiplus Inc., South Korea’s only provider of data analytics and contract research organization (CRO) matching services for clinical trials,...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG’s telecom unit looks to lure foreigners with more K-pop-themed shops

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, is set to lure foreign customers by opening K-pop-themed stores in the country's major sho...

Artificial intelligence Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the adage goes, stressing the power of vision over text.People also say eyes are windows to the soul, emphas...

Bio & Pharma Celltrion gets FDA nod for Keytruda copy's phase 3 clinical trials

Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s biosimilar giant, will proceed with phase 3 trials for global blockbuster drug Keytruda’s copycat CT-P51, ...

Retail Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer

South Korea's Hyundai Premium Outlet announced on Tuesday that it will trial the artificial intelligence (AI) service AI Human at its Songdo store u...

Insurance Kyobo Lifeplanet, FWD Hong Kong to collaborate on GenAI

South Korea's Kyobo Lifeplanet Life Insurance Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong-based insurer FWD ...

Bio & Pharma Celltrion eyes M&A in Europe, $3.3 bn Zymfentra sales: chairman

WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korean biosimilar giant Celltrion Inc. is accelerating its push to transform into a novel drug developer, going after...

Beauty & Cosmetics Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), built a makeup product development ...

ESG POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report

South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it released a responsible minerals report detailing establishing a sustainable supply cha...

Korean chipmakers Samsung gains upper hand vs Netlist in $303 million patent dispute

Samsung Electronics Co. has taken the upper hand in its ongoing legal battle against Netlist Inc. over memory chip module patent infringement allega...

Bio & Pharma Global quest to find modern elixirs enters new chapter

NEW YORK/ BOSTON – Longevity has long been the dream of humankind. China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with finding magic e...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom develops AI-powered 6G air interface

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, has successfully proved the efficacy of artificial intelligence technology on the improv...

Tech, Media & Telecom Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human

South Korea’s content production startup Studio Meta-K announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietna...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a commercial contract with ATX Medical Solutions, Australia's largest m...

Bio & Pharma Aprogen gets OK Phase 3 trials in India for Herceptin biosimilar

South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company Aprogen Inc. announced on Monday that its Phase 3 clinical trial for a biosimilar of Herceptin (trastu...

Electronics LG Elec unveils OLED TV featuring world-renowned AI artist in US

LG Electronics Inc. collaborated with world-renowned artificial intelligence (AI) artist Stephanie Dinkins to showcase art pieces that explore commu...

Automobiles Hyundai Mobis unveils human-centric lighting tech for cars

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, has introduced a system that changes car interior lights depending on a driver&...

Bio & Pharma JW Pharma takes gout drug Epaminurad to Malaysia for phase 3

South Korea's JW Pharmaceutical Corp., announced on Monday that it has received approval from the Malaysian National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Age...

Bio & Pharma LG Chem out-licenses obesity drug candidate to US firm

LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to license out a rare genetic obesity drug candidate in phase 2 clinical trials to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US biotech...

Airlines Virtual humans debut on Korean Air’s in-flight video

Korean Air Lines Co. released on Thursday a new in-flight safety video featuring a virtual human dressed as a flight attendant. This is the first ti...

Bio & Pharma MedPacto gets FDA OK for colorectal cancer drug clinical trial

South Korea's biotech company MedPacto Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its I...

Bio & Pharma CGBio gets FDA approval for Novosis Putty

South Korea's bio-regenerative medical firm CGBio announced on Tuesday that its Novosis Putty has been designated as a breakthrough device by the US...

Upcoming IPOs Peter Thiel-backed D&D Pharmatech gets preliminary nod for IPO

South Korean clinical-stage biotech D&D Pharmatech Inc. has won approval from the Korea Exchange’s preliminary review for listing on the j...

Electronics LG Elec launches new medical monitor

LG Electronics Inc. unveiled a new medical monitor on Wednesday. This monitor boasts high brightness suitable for both clinical and diagnostic purpo...

Bio & Pharma HK inno.N reveals differentiated clinical results for K-CAB

South Korean bio-health company HK inno.N has been expanding its market by steadily announcing differentiated clinical results for its gastroesophag...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience applies Phase 3 trials in US for pneumococcal vaccine

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Monday that it submitted the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the Phase 3 clinical trial ...