Korea Q1 Roundup: Overseas Sales, COVID Prove Positive In Mixed Results
SK Bioscience Files For Vaccine
Executive Summary
Among recent highlights, SK Bioscience files for approval of recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine GBP510, Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s Chinese subsidiary continues to report strong earnings, led by cold drug sales, while Yuhan’s novel peptide drug candidate for degenerative disc disease is set to move into a Phase III trial in the US.
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