Interview: Dong-A’s Journey To Becoming An Original Drug Developer
Executive Summary
Dong-A ST’s Head of Research Taeyoung Yoon talks to Scrip about the leading South Korean pharma’s ambitions to become a developer of original drugs, its innovative drug R&D strategy, and other major achievements as it reshapes its business.
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