Lazertinib’s US Approval A Catalyst For Oscotec’s Growth

Anti-Resistance, Anti-Tau Therapies Next Focus

Oscotec co-CEO Taeyoung Yoon highlights anti-resistance and anti-tau therapies as the Korean bioventure’s next possible blockbuster candidates after the landmark US approval of lazertinib for lung cancer.

Taeyoung Yoon, Oscotec CEO
Long-Term Goal To Grow Into FIPCO With Marketing, Commercial Presence (Oscotec Inc.)

With the long-awaited global commercialization of lazertinib, Oscotec Inc. and its US subsidiary Genosco, the originators of the novel lung cancer drug, are poised to see a steady inflow of revenues rarely seen at South Korean bioventures.

To gear up for the next phase of expected growth, Oscotec brought in Taeyoung Yoon, former head of the research...

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