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Korea The nation of South Korea has overtaken many of its regional counterparts to boast a highly impressive biosimilars pipeline. Here, key stakeholders in Korean biologics and biosimilars explain how.   Once we chose to specialise in biosimilars, there was no room to survive if we failed with the few projects…

Korea ISU Abxis is a biotech company founded in 2001 with a focus on orphan drugs and rare disease. Part of the ISU chaebol, ISU Abxis has leveraged its parent company’s long-standing expertise in chemicals.   We have penetrated the Korean market already, and have received approval in 12 overseas emerging…

CEO Profile CEO of the Life Science division of LG – one of Korea most recognized global brands – Dr Jeewoong Son has spent much of his career gathering the knowhow to bring successful drug development to Korea.   “I began my career as physician in internal medicine before moving to a…

Korea One of the indisputable economic success stories of the last half-century, South Korea now stands as the world’s 11th largest economy, with a reputation for industrial excellence and innovation. As the Korean state shifts its focus towards healthcare and the life sciences and Korean firms begin to internationalize with greater…

Korea The Korean cosmetics market is now the 8th largest in the world, with 2.9 percent of the global market share, capitalising on the global rise in interest for Korean culture, a phenomenon known as ‘Hallyu’ – ‘the Korean wave’. “In the past, Korean cosmetics had lower product quality and brand…

Korea SK Plasma is a blood plasma company that was spun off from SK Chemicals in 2015. Its CEO, Yun Ho Kim, offers his insights into the company’s vision to establish itself as a leader both domestically and globally, and how past preparation, such as the establishment of the Andong factory…

Korea French-headquartered logistics and distribution provider Bolloré Logistics has been steadily increasing its footprint in Korean life sciences in recent years – attaining international certifications to assure potential partners of their commitment to quality and working closely with some of the country’s top domestic conglomerates as they make the move into…

Korea Rene Wipperich took the helm of Galderma’s Korean affiliate in August 2018. He breaks down the performance of the affiliate across its four business segments and the main competitive advantages of Galderma in Korea. He also explains the specificities of Korea, the importance of being present in what is a…

Korea YD Global Life Science is a Korean biopharmaceutical company with ambitions to become a global leader in new drug development with USD 1 billion in revenues. Its founder & CEO, Jin Woo Lee explains his strategy to reach this goal by licensing-out promising compounds acquired from research institutions, developing an…

Korea Bernhard Brender, general manager of Grand Hilton Seoul, discusses the role of his conference centre and the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry in general in the economic development of Seoul and its relevance in terms of bringing innovation and investment to the Korean healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.  …

Korea Thibault Janssens, managing director of Bolloré Logistics Korea, shares his expert opinion on the Asian logistics market, and explains how a constant customer-centric focus catering to the specific needs of the pharmaceutical industry has contributed to his firm’s success. Janssens also highlights the potential environmental impact of the logistics industry…

Korea Kukjeon, originally a leading Korean pharmaceutical wholesaler, has in recent years expanded into API manufacturing. Its president, Jay Hong, explains his high-risk strategy to pursue new API business opportunities, and his plan to penetrate global markets from Japan to Europe.   My preferred strategy is to go down the path…