KDDF’s Support Reflected In Robust R&D, Licensing By Korean Firms
Executive Summary
Various government support schemes seem to have led to recent successful new drug development activities and licensing deals by South Korean pharma and biotech firms. The state-run Korea Drug Development Fund is seen as having played a key role in this effort, providing assistance to 153 R&D programs in the country so far to speed up development of novel and innovative global medicines.
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