[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] SillaJen showed strong performance on the 27th following news that it will begin animal testing of its novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine candidates.


At 2:30 PM that day, SillaJen's stock price rose 6.07% (750 KRW) compared to the previous close, reaching 13,100 KRW.



On the 24th (local time), SillaJen announced that it had started animal testing in Canada to verify whether two COVID-19 vaccine candidates induce antibody production. The expected duration of the animal testing is six weeks.


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