GC Pharma Aiming To Outrun Rivals For COVID-19 Plasma Therapy

Korean Firm Plans Trial Start Soon

A South Korean pharma firm is set to soon begin pivotal clinical trials for a hyperimmune globulin for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and plans to commercialize the product this year, with a hope of outrunning rivals including Takeda.

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GC Pharma Pursuing Rapid COVID-19 R&D • Source: Shutterstock

GC Pharma plans to develop what it intends to be the world’s first blood plasma treatment for COVID-19, with a goal to commercialize the product in the latter half of this year.

The South Korean pharma firm is developing a hyperimmune globulin, GC5131A, manufactured from the fractionation of immune proteins from COVID-19...

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