Bukwang Pharmaceutical is a South Korean company researching, manufacturing, and distributing its own or its subsidiaries' prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs as well as licensed drugs from worldwide partners.
The company reinvests more than 18% of its sales into product research and development. Its subsidiaries include Bukwang Medica (100% stake) and Contera Pharma (94.38% stake). The company has also invested in foreign companies, such as their $25 million investment in Melior Pharmaceuticals, an American company developing tolimidone (for treatment of type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) and mesocarb (treatment of Parkinson’s dyskninesias and sleep disorders).
Bukwang Pharmaceutical
- Korean name
- 부광약품
- Founded
- 10/17/1960
- Sectors
- Health Care
- Industries
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
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