South Korea is moving forward with plan to set up a Boston-type biotech cluster in Osong as part of a broader initiative unveiled by President Yoon, while the biopharma industry is calling for rapid process, exceptional support.

Aside from mixed earnings at major South Korean pharma firms, recent updates across the local industry have included the ongoing leadership dispute at Hanmi Group, the approval and reimbursement of Yuhan’s lazertinib as a first-line NSCLC therapy and the US approval of GC Biopharma’s immuno-globulin product.

Zydus MD Sharvil Patel talks to Scrip about a pipeline-in-a-drug approach for novel molecules like ZYIL-1, the intent behind deals with Daewoong and LiqMeds and expected timelines for trial readouts of its PBC/NASH candidate saroglitazar

AI initiatives in a country known for its software prowess, along with startup support, clinical trial rule changes, crunched approval timelines, unified digital regulatory interfaces and a R&D policy laying out $600m in funds, are all meant to build something greater than the sum of its parts. In a bottom-up approach, India is building an innovation ecosystem