Scrip takes a look at the increasingly competitive landscape of Korean antibody-drug conjugate developers, which are now vying to catch up with their global rivals in the hot area.

Having previously an agreement with BioFactura to assess the company’s proposed ustekinumab biosimilar with its RaniPill oral drug delivery technology, Rani has now unveiled a deal with Korean major Celltrion for use of its CT-P43 Stelara biosimilar candidate.

The Pink Sheet’s roundup of key regulatory issues in Korea for 2022 and outlook for this year.

A year since Paxlovid was launched and The Medicines Patent Pool licensed Pfizer’s nirmatrelvir, we look at a few likely reasons for authorized generics of Paxlovid not turning up and what lies ahead in 2023, as Hetero’s version becomes the first with WHO prequalification while two Chinese and a Korean company wait in the wings.