5 Cell & Gene Companies to Watch in South Korea
South Korea is the 12th largest healthcare market globally with a market size of around USD 20 billion in 2019. With the government’s plans to invest over USD 1.7 billion…
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Merck Republic of Korea, a Republic of Korean subsidiary of Merck KGaA Germany, a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first; Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. Merck Republic of Korea Ltd. was founded in 1989 and established Merck Advanced Technologies Ltd. (MAT) in 2002 to better serve the Republic of Korean display industry. In the same year, an R&D and production center for liquid crystals and a warehouse were opened in Poseung.Earlier in 2009, Merck announced it is investing 14 billion Republic of Korean Won (? 11 million) to establish an Advanced Technology Center in Republic of Korea to improve it’s R&D and manufacturing capacities.
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