Interview: Celltrion's Journey To The Top
Executive Summary
In just 15 years since its establishment, Celltrion has transformed from a modest contract manufacturer in South Korea into a global leader in antibody biosimilars. In this instalment of Scrip’s Leadership Series, CEO Woo Sung Kee talks about what it has taken for the company and its top management to achieve such rapid growth, its ambitions to enter the global top 10 biotech firms, and his own work philosophy.
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