BIOSECURE Nudges Celltrion’s Jump Into CDMO Business

New Drug Development, Other plans

Celltrion Group chairman outlines new plans for the Korean biosimilars giant to move into the CDMO sector and updates on new drug development activities.

Celltrion Group Chairman Jungjin Seo
CDMO Subsidiary May Begin To Generate Sales From 2028

Celltrion Group is moving forward with business plans to diversify into the development of its own new drugs, showcasing early data on several antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidates.

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