South Korea's Economy Minister Pledges Support For Local Biosimilar Companies
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Ministry will invest about $7.5 million by July 2010 in a consortium headed by Samsung Electronics and antibody company ISU Abxis to manufacture nine biosimilar products after their patents expire.
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