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Gov't keeps spigot open for Covid vaccines, treatments

SK Bioscience is the most likeliest to first introduce a Korean vaccine as it is the only company that has completed phase 3 clinical trials.

2022-01-13

Pfizer shock takes stocks lower after super-pill announcement

Drug makers took a hit after Pfizer announced highly promising results from tests of a pill to treat Covid-19, knocking the market more broadly and taking the Kospi down for the day.

2021-11-08

Korea's first Covid vaccine candidate generates promising trial results

SK Bioscience’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated statistically meaningful results confirming safety and immunogenicity in Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials.

2021-11-05

Bio booms as Covid lingers and CMO vaccine orders surge

Korean biopharmaceutical companies are enjoying a strong third quarter on the lingering Covid-19 pandemic and sales of vaccines they produce under contract manufacturing organization (CMO) deals.

2021-11-04

SK Bioscience's GBP510 approved for Phase 3 trials in Vietnam

SK Bioscience is set to speed up its global Phase 3 clinical trials of its GBP510 Covid-19 vaccine candidate.

2021-10-12

SK Bioscience re-ups to supply vaccine manufacturing capacity to CEPI

SK Bioscience has agreed to extend its contract with Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) for use of its manufacturing capacities for Covid-19 vaccines for another year, the Korean vaccine maker said Wednesday.

2021-10-06

KakaoBank continues slide as lockup period ends

KakaoBank slipped for a third day on Monday with some institutional investors offloading shares as the agreed lockup period ends.

2021-09-06

SK Bioscience kicks off Phase 3 clinical trial of Covid vaccine candidate

Korean drugmaker SK Bioscience said Monday it has begun the phase three clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate.

2021-08-30

SK Bioscience's Covid vaccine going into final trials

SK Bioscience’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate GBP510 won approval to start Phase 3 clinical trials, the company said Tuesday.

2021-08-10

Got a new vaccine? Korea can make it for you.

Making Korea a global hub of vaccine production, one of the goals laid out by President Moon Jae-in, is very slowly becoming a reality with domestic biotech companies’ growing presence in contract manufacturing organization (CMO) market.

2021-07-04

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