Jung Won Shin
Jung Won is a reporter based in Seoul covering South Korea, most recently working for PharmAsia News. Her work covers corporate activities in the South Korean pharma/biotech sector as well as government policy and regulatory news. In her role, Jung Won focuses on R&D strategies, clinical development, licensing deals and other major corporate deals and activities in the country's pharma/biotech sector as well as major government measures or regulatory activities in the sector.
Prior to joining Informa, Jung Won worked for Dow Jones Newswires in Seoul, covering stories in various industries and government. Outside of work, she likes to travel and spend time with her family and friends.
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Latest From Jung Won Shin
Asia Deal Watch: RAPT And Hanmi Partner On CCR4 Antagonist Offering Potential In Multiple Cancer Types
RAPT can earn up to $108m in milestones plus sales royalties under the deal. BerGenBio, Piramal partner on developing AML therapy.
Hanmi Says Sanofi Made 'Optimal' Efpeglenatide Decision, Still Eyes 2021 Approval
Hanmi Pharm is remaining upbeat after Sanofi’s decision to find another commercialization partner for efpeglenatide, saying it was the best strategy for the long-acting GLP-1 agonist given the strategic change in the big pharma’s diabetes strategy.
GemVax's Novel Peptide For Alzheimer’s Set To Advance After Positive Phase II
GemVax unveils positive topline results for South Korean Phase II study of novel peptide drug targeting patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease, raising hopes for the upcoming US trials.
Can Daewoong’s P-CAB Unsettle Competition?
Daewoong Pharmaceutical has successfully completed a Phase III clinical trial of next generation gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) drug candidate in South Korea, but strong competition awaits from approved P-CAB drugs of CJ Healthcare and Takeda.
Asia Deal Watch: Fujifilm Affiliate Out-Licenses Antifungal Candidate To Canada’s Appili
Novel antifungal T-2307, discovered by FUJIFILM Toyama, works by selectively disrupting mitochondrial function. Excelra and Maruho team up to repurpose existing drugs.
Voronoi In Spotlight For Brain-Permeable Lung Cancer Candidate
South Korea’s unicorn biotech Voronoi is counting on its novel lung cancer therapy to become a game changer in the market thanks to its high target selectivity and brain permeability.