INTERVIEW: Dong-A Seeks Partners For Global Expansion Push

With a goal of becoming a truly global biopharma firm, Dong-A is now stepping up its R&D efforts like many other leading South Korean pharma companies. In an interview with PharmAsia News, a senior company executive talks about strategies for overseas business development including plans for biosimilars and original new drug candidates.

SEOUL - After completing Phase I clinical trials with its biosimilar versions of Herceptin (trastuzumab) and Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) in Japan and Europe respectively, Dong-A Socio Holdings is now seeking global partnerships for the two products, possibly reaching deals this year or early next year to proceed with late stage global clinical trials, which will require a hefty amount of funding.

The group is aiming to launch its first biosimilar product, the Herceptin biosimilar, in Japan in 2019, but in the longer term it is set on advancing into the U.S....

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