Korea To Revise ‘Innovative Company’ Criteria Amid Calls From Foreign Industry

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South Korea announces planned revisions to a government scheme to designate "innovative" biopharma companies amid allegations of "discrimination" against foreign firms.

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The South Korea government plans to improve the transparency and objectivity of standards for pharma firms to officially qualify as “innovative” and eligible for special policy treatment, amid foreign industry calls for improvement to the scheme.

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