Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: LG CNS, Yuhan Corp and more

In today’s briefing:

  • 2023 Major IPOs Pipeline in Korea
  • Yuhan Corp (000100 KS): Progress of Anti-Cancer Drug Leclaza Is the Main Growth Engine

2023 Major IPOs Pipeline in Korea

By Douglas Kim

  • This is our 8th “Annual Edition of the Major Korean IPOs Pipeline Preview” at Smartkarma! 
  • This insight will feature 50 of the biggest potential IPOs in Korea in 2023. 
  • The overall IPO market in Korea is likely to continue to be weak in 1H 2023, although there are some potential for a rebound in 2H 2023. 

Yuhan Corp (000100 KS): Progress of Anti-Cancer Drug Leclaza Is the Main Growth Engine

By Tina Banerjee

  • Yuhan Corp (000100 KS) has launched in-house developed drug Lazertinib in the domestic under the brand name Leclaza in July 2021 as a second-line treatment for NSCLC in Korea.
  • Going forward, Yuhan aims to place Leclaza as the first-line treatment for NSCLC patients. Leclaza is in late-stage global trial for global approval as a combined or monotherapy for NSCLC.
  • In September, Yuhan has acquired a 60% stake in microbiome developer AtoGen for KRW 10B. This acquisition will enable Yuhan to strengthen its probiotics business and development of microbiome treatments.

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