Virus
Osang Healthcare Receives FDA Approval for COVID-19 Detection Kit
Osang Healthcare announced that it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization (EUA)...
Korean Researchers Completes First Ever Coronavirus Genetic Map
The Korea Institute for Basic Science (IBS) announced that it completed the world’s first high-resolution genetic map for the SARS-COV-2,...
Samsung Biologics Inks Deal to Mass-Produce COVID-19 Treatment
Samsung Biologics announced on Thursday that it signed with Vir Biotechnology Inc. a manufacturing agreement worth approximately $362 million (438...
Samsung Boost Mask Manufacture to Combat Coronavirus
As the new coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread throughout the world, Samsung Electronics established regional response teams providing its employees...
Sugentech Finish US FDA Registration for 10-Minute COVID-19 Test Kit
Sugentech said it would begin the mass production of its antibody-based testing kit for COVID-19. The South Korean medical diagnostics...
Coronavirus: Economic Impact on South Korea’s Tech Industry
As the new coronavirus shakes the business and consumers industries on a massive scale, some market analysts warn of a...
Celltrion at Second Stage of Vaccine Development Against COVID-19
Celltrion said on Thursday that the company started to select through screening the most effective antibodies to neutralize the virus....
Hyundai, Samsung, LG Suspend More Plants Abroad Due to COVID-19
As more countries deteriorate due to the rapid and widening spread of the COVID-19, South Korean companies are suspending more...
Research Consortium to Test COVID-19 DNA Vaccines on Primates
The South Korean government commissioned a research consortium intended at testing the first of a vaccine candidate on primates. The...
South Korean Companies Close India Plant Operations Amid Virus Scare
South Korean companies temporarily closed their plant operations in India. The country recently shut down all its nonessential services amid...
SK Telecom’s NUGU MindView Ensure Mind Health Amid Social Distancing
SK Telecom would provide free meditation service called "NUGU MindView" through its artificial intelligence speaker NUGU to people participating in...
Hyundai Motor Co. Halts Alabama Plant After Employee Tests Positive
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker, suspended its factory in Alabama, U.S., on Wednesday. The shutdown was due to...
Kogene Biotech Applies for COVID-19 Kit EUA After U.S. FDA request
Kogene Biotech said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently invited South Korea’s COVID-19 detection kit maker to...
Celltrion to Conduct Trials for COVID-19 Test Kit, Cure in Six months
Celltrion, South Korea’s leading biosimilar developer, said it doubled its efforts to create a super-fast test kit designed to identify...
SKT, KT, LG Uplus Takes Preventative Measures Against Virus Spread
South Korea’s three largest telecom companies, SK Telecom (SKT), KT, and LG Uplus, announced on Thursday that they are taking precautionary measures to minimize...
LG Chem to Delay Battery Unit Spin-off Due to Growing Uncertainties
LG Chem, a major lithium-ion battery supplier, is considering to hold off its plans to spin off its battery business...
Samsung Electronics Ask Vietnam to Ease Travel Ban for its Engineers
Samsung Electronics Co. has asked the Vietnamese government to permit the entry of its South Korean engineers, exempting them from...
S. Korean Companies Employ Remote Work System to Stem Virus
South Korean companies have adopted telecommuting and flexible work hours as preemptive measures to secure employee health and safety because...
Korean Diagnostics Companies Release Detection Kits for Emergency Use
Update (April 2, 2020): South Korea's foreign ministry on March 28 said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...