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Brittle bone disease treatment found to be effective in suppressing COVID-19
SEOUL -- A joint study involving South Korea's state medical research center found that raloxifene, a generic medication used to prevent and treat brittle bone disease, was effective in suppressing the new coronavirus. Technology transfer will be done for commercial production if clinical trials yield good results. The joint research has been conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH), a state body controlled by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC
2020-06-15
AI kid found to use disdainful language when exposed to any video
SEOUL -- An artificial intelligence kid was found to have used slangs and disdainful words indiscriminately when it watched any video in a video exposure test conducted by LG Uplus (LGU+), a mobile carrier in South Korea, to analyze the impact of content on children's language habits. LGU+ said it has conducted an eight-week video exposure test on 5-year-old AI children in a joint project with Saltlux, a machine learning and natural language processing startup, by communicatin
2020-06-11
Genexine wins U.S. approval to test immunotherapeutic drug candidate for COVID-19 treatment
SEOUL -- Genexine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company in South Korea, has received U.S. approval to go ahead with clinical trials of GX-I7, an immunotherapeutic drug candidate, to see if it is effective in the treatment of COVID-19. Genexine has said that GX-I7 (Hyleukin-7) showed good efficacy when used in combination with a variety of immunotherapeutic agents. The seriousness of COVID-19 is related to the decrease and depletion of lymphocytes, which are essential for immune
2020-06-11
State researchers transfer candidate material for COVID-19 treatment to LegoChem
SEOUL -- A state-funded virus research group transferred a candidate material for COVID-19 treatment to LegoChem Biosciences, a domestic biopharmaceutical company that will push for the development of a new drug because it is less toxic and more effective than remdesivir, an antiviral medication approved in South Korea. LegoChem signed a technology transfer agreement with the CEVI (new virus) Convergence Research Group involving eight government-funded research institutes led by the
2020-06-09
Daewoong reports progress in animal testing of tapeworm treatment medicine as COVID-19 medication
SEOUL -- Daewoong Pharmaceutical, a major bioengineering company in South Korea, claimed to have achieved progress in the initial animal testing of niclosamide, a tapeworm treatment medicine which has been selected as a candidate for COVID-19 antibody treatment. Institut Pasteur Korea, an infectious disease-focused research institute, has embarked on a co-research mission with Daewoong Therapeuticits, a subsidiary of Daewoong Pharmaceutical, to test the efficacy of niclosamide (DWRX
2020-06-05
Seoul hospital to conduct clinical trial for Inovio's COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate
SEOUL -- The safety and efficacy of IN0-4800, a COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals, an American biotechnology company, will be checked in clinical trials by a prominent state hospital in South Korea. Clinical trials will begin this month. The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) won approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, a public health watchdog, for Phase 1 and 2 trials in South Korea. Under a contract with the institute, INO-4800 will
2020-06-04
Researchers discover simple method to screen glioblastoma
SEOUL -- Glioblastoma is the most aggressive form of cancer that originates within the central nervous system. It represents 15 percent of all primary brain tumors, but the cause is unclear, and there is no clear way to prevent it. Simple methods to monitor the presence or recurrence of GBM are important in treatment. Researchers from Seoul National University College of Medicine and Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, both in Seoul, said that they have discovered a small mol
2020-06-02
Celltrion achieves initial progress in animal testing of candidates for antibody treatment.
SEOUL -- Celltrion, a bio firm involved in a project to develop the treatment of patients infected with a new coronavirus, claimed to have achieved progress in the initial animal testing of candidates for antibody treatment. Celltrion has embarked on the verification of selected candidates for antibody treatment to see if they can neutralize the coronavirus. The company has conducted animal tests on ferrets. Symptoms such as coughing have disappeared since the fifth day of dr
2020-06-01
Remdesvir to be introduced for treatment of COVID-19 in S. Korea
SEOUL -- Remdesivir, an antiviral medication developed by Gilead Sciences to treat Ebola virus disease, will be introduced in South Korea as a specific treatment for COVID-19 following the positive assessment of clinical trials by experts involved in South Korea's national epidemic control center. Remdesivir has been authorized for emergency use in the United States and some other countries. It may shorten the time it takes to recover from infection. The Korea Centers for Diseas
2020-05-29
Researchers discover new strain capable of synthesizing expensive antibiotic
SEOUL -- A state research body in South Korea claimed to have discovered a new strain that can synthesize Chromomycin A3, an expensive antibiotic being used to develop cancer or various tumor treatments, raising the possibility of an import substitution effect. Chromomycin A3, extracted from microorganisms in the soil, is an anthraquinone antibiotic glycoside produced by the fermentation of a certain strain of Streptomyces griseus. It exhibits antibacterial, anti-fungal and antitu
2020-05-27
Indonesia's Kalbe partners with S. Korean company for joint vaccine research
SEOUL -- PT Kalbe Farma, a pharmaceutical, healthcare and nutrition company in Indonesia, forged a partnership with Genexine, a South Korean company involved in the development of GX-19, a DNA vaccine material for COVID-19. Genexine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, said that its cooperation with Kalbe would enable GX-19's clinical trials in Southeast Asia. The South Korean company has been involved in South Korea's state-commissioned research consortium which start
2020-05-27
S. Korea reports suspected pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome cases
SEOUL -- South Korea reported two suspected cases of the pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, a day after health authorities launched a monitoring and investigation system for the rare disease linked to a novel coronavirus. The two tested negative for COVID-19 in the real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method that amplifies specific DNA samples, Kwak Jin, an official from South Korea's epidemic control center, said on Tuesday. Cases of multi-system inflammatory
2020-05-26
Health agency suspends 31 diabetic drugs with metformin due to contamination
SEOUL -- Due to contamination with a human carcinogen, 31 diabetic drugs with metformin in domestic circulation were suspended. South Korea's public health agency advised diabetic patients not to panic, saying that there was a very low risk of harm to the human body even if drugs in question were taken. N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a semi-volatile organic chemical that is highly toxic and is a suspected human carcinogen, was detected in excess of the management standards in
2020-05-26
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