Korea Health Industry Development Institute President Soon-Do Cha talks to Scrip how the government agency’s support strategy to the domestic biopharma industry may be changing in line with the industry’s increased globalization move and how he views the country’s policy stance should improve going forward to meet its goal of becoming a strong biohealth nation.

If the bill on the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act is passed, all biosimilars would be deemed interchangeable on US FDA approval. Scrip takes a look at what empowering pharmacists could mean, what the generics substitution experience shows and where possible pain points lie

A US FDA tentative approval for Aurobindo’s dolutegravir combination generic for children should increase access under the PEPFAR program and aid sales. On a Q1 earnings call, renewed efforts to restructure Eugia, biosimilar launch plans and fallouts of oral drug shortages and damage to Pfizer’s US injectables warehouse were discussed.

After years of talks, Korea's Celltrion Group is finally moving ahead with the merger of three key affiliates aimed at improving cost competitiveness and securing investment resources, as well as simplifying transaction structures and improving governance.