[Photo] Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister for Economy, Looking Through a Microscope

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, and examined a mouse's knee joint under a microscope. Aprogen, which researches and produces antibody drugs and biosimilars, is the 11th unicorn company in Korea and the first in the bio sector, with 371 employees and total assets of 374.2 billion won. Deputy Prime Minister Hong visited the site following the confirmation of the 'Bioindustry 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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