In Vivo takes an infographic look at where South Korea stands in the development of a wide-ranging set of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and which companies are still in the challenging race.

Scrip takes an infographic look at where South Korea stands in the development of a wide-ranging set of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and which companies are still in the challenging race.

Financing for Korean bioventures and pharma firms remained strong this year amid ample liquidity and strong investor sentiment in the sector. SK Bioscience's IPO was the top fundraiser in 2021, followed by HK inno.N’s offering, while GI Innovation raised the most money from venture capital sources.

Private Company Edition: Flagship’s Pioneering Medicines initiative and the firm’s portfolio companies will deliver cystic fibrosis drug candidates. Also, recent venture capital financings include cloud technology firm Saama’s $430m round and Shoreline’s $140m in new funding.