The government is moving to introduce a success-contingent loan program for drug development, a field with a success rate of just 7.9%. Under the program, loan repayments would be reduced if development fails and repaid with an additional special contribution if it succeeds. The
2026-05-19
EuBiologics has signed an 8.5 billion won supply agreement with UNICEF for its oral cholera vaccine, Euvichol-S, equivalent to 5.7% of its recent revenue. Under the agreement, Euvichol-S will be supplied to Angola, and the contract runs through July 17, 2026. The agreement was si
2026-05-19
A recent study published in Scientific Reports analyzed 150 patients with palpitations whose cardiac function was normal and found elevated levels of a specific biomarker in the hair of more than 85% of them. The findings suggest that psychological stress may be a major cause, ba
2026-05-19
Serum amyloid A1 (SAA1) protein has been identified as a cause of immunotherapy resistance in renal cell carcinoma. SAA1 induces immune evasion by forming NETs, a “trap” that blocks T-cell attacks, and is activated through the TLR2 signaling pathway. Inhibiting SAA1 restored the
2026-05-19
GC Biopharma became the first company in South Korea to replace a WHO GMP on-site inspection with a document review and obtain final approval, reducing costs by more than 50%. The approval covers the influenza vaccine GC Flu and the varicella vaccine Varicella in a routine inspec
2026-05-19
GC Cell has begun administering the first dose of its CAR-NK therapy AB-201 to a patient with HER2-positive gastric cancer. Based on an allogeneic CAR-NK platform, AB-201 targets HER2-overexpressing cancer cells, with safety and preliminary antitumor activity being evaluated. The
2026-05-19
A combination therapy using iPSC-derived iNKT cells was found to induce CD4 and CD8 T cells that remember and attack cancer cells. Developed by Japanese researchers, the treatment activates the immune system by administering iNKT cells together with antigen-presenting cells (APCs
2026-05-19
The Seoul Suicide Prevention Center will hold a policy seminar on suicide prevention based on the results of psychological autopsies of young adults conducted over five years beginning in 2021. Research conducted since 2024 identified financial ruin caused by fraud and investment
2026-05-19
A technology for diagnosing frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) using cerebrospinal fluid has been developed, demonstrating diagnostic potential with 87% sensitivity and 60% specificity. The “digital seed amplification assay,” developed by a Harvard research team, detected T
2026-05-19
A newly identified cellular organelle, the hydrogenosome, could reduce methane emissions from cows’ stomachs by more than 30%. The organelle was found to promote the production of methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Researchers plan to develop feed
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