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Lunit eyes US AI breast cancer risk market after NCCN guideline update
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (347+ words) Lunit, a Korean medical AI company, said Monday that it expects to gain momentum in the U. S. breast cancer risk prediction market after the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) newly included imaging-based risk assessment in its latest breast cancer screening and…...
Latest advances in urologic ultrasound therapy shared at KSUU annual conference
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (243+ words) The Korean Society for Urological Ultrasonography (KSUU) held its 19th annual academic conference on Sunday at the CHA Bio Complex in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Key topics included surgical techniques for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), management of complex scrotal and testicular conditions,…...
Celltrion's Vegzelma strengthens lead in Japan bevacizumab biosimilar market
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (177+ words) With additional product launches expected this year, the company is poised to further expand its portfolio and sustain growth momentum in the Japanese market, the company said. Vegzelma's performance in Japan is attracting attention because it has successfully overcome the…...
Boryung begins Alimta supply to Taiwan's Lotus Pharma, expands global CDMO business
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (336+ words) Boryung has begun supplying the anticancer drug Alimta (pemetrexed) to Lotus Pharmaceuticals in Taiwan, marking the company's first major step in expanding its contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) business into the global market. Building on this milestone, Boryung plans…...
Kolon Life Science presents preclinical TNBC data for KLS-3021 at ASGCT 2026
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (305+ words) Kolon Life Science said Monday that it delivered an oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) on preclinical findings for KLS-3021, an investigational anticancer gene therapy candidate targeting triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)....
Hugel picks actor Ji Chang-wook as new face of advertising campaigns
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (312+ words) Aesthetics company Hugel has unveiled actor Ji Chang-wook as the new face of its corporate and brand campaigns, launching a new advertising initiative to strengthen its global brand presence. The company said the campaign features Ji, whose trustworthy image, strong…...
Lotte Biologics expands Ottimo alliance for PD-1/VEGFR2 antibody
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (317+ words) Lotte Biologics has won additional manufacturing work from U. K. biotech Ottimo Pharma for an antibody drug now in phase 1/2a testing. The Korean contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) said Monday it will produce more drug substance for Ottimo's OTP-01, also known…...
Ativan shortage strains pediatric emergency care as hospitals warn of treatment disruptions
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (415+ words) Despite government efforts to ease the supply instability of Ativan, an essential injectable medication used to treat pediatric seizures, concerns continue to grow across frontline pediatric care settings. On Saturday, the Korea Children's Hospital Association (KCHA) held a press conference…...
Korean team achieves robot-assisted supermicrosurgery on blood vessels thinner than hair
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (276+ words) A Korean medical team said it has successfully performed the Asia-Pacific region's first robot-assisted supermicrosurgery using the Symani surgical robot to connect blood vessels smaller than 1 millimeter in diameter. According to Asan Medical Center (AMC) on Friday, the procedure was…...
Korea expands pediatric emergency centers to 14 with 2 new designations
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (292+ words) The'Ministry of Health and Welfare'has designated two additional pediatric emergency medical centers in Gyeonggi Province and Seoul. The ministry said Thursday that'The Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital'and'Seoul St. Mary's Hospitalhave been newly designated as pediatric emergency medical centers....