How KIMCo Is Orchestrating Korean Pharma Collaborations

Korean Firms "Should Collaborate, Not Compete"

KIMCo CEO Kevin Kyunghwa Huh talks about the consortium's efforts to become a platform of collaboration for Korean pharmas, including plans for the latest joint investment project as well as how the domestic industry is evolving in terms of globalization and open innovation.

Kyunghwa Huh, CEO of KIMCo
KIMCo, Pharmas Pursue Co-Investment In Promising Biotechs • Source: KIMCo

South Korean pharmas have been actively making investments in bioventures in recent years to find new growth engines. Now, they are taking a step further and joining hands with other pharmas to co-invest in target companies.

With the goal of transforming into major global pharmas in the coming years, many Korean companies are taking various individual moves for global market entry. But they increasingly feel the...

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