[Photo] Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister for Economy, Visits Bio Company Laboratory
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On the 16th, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Hong Nam-ki visited Aprogen, a bio-industry venture company located in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, touring the research lab and conversing with Aprogen CEO Kim Jae-seop and others. Aprogen, which researches and produces antibody drugs and biosimilars, has 371 employees and total assets of 374.2 billion KRW, making it the 11th unicorn company in Korea and the first in the bio sector. Deputy Prime Minister Hong visited the site following the confirmation of the 'Bio-industry Innovation Policy Directions and Key Tasks' and 'Biohealth Core Regulatory Improvement Measures' at the Innovation Growth Strategy Meeting held the previous day. / Seongnam = Reporter Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@
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