Samsung Pharmaceutical soared to the upper limit price immediately after the market opened.


At 9:19 AM on the 26th, Samsung Pharmaceutical was trading at 3,675 KRW, up 29.86% compared to the previous trading day.


On the previous day, GemVax & Kael (GemVax) announced that it had signed a technology transfer agreement with Samsung Pharmaceutical regarding the domestic clinical development and commercialization rights of the Alzheimer's disease treatment GV1001. As a result, Samsung Pharmaceutical now holds GV1001, which has demonstrated potential as an Alzheimer's disease treatment, as a key clinical pipeline, gaining the rights to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials domestically and to commercialize the drug within Korea.



GV1001 is undergoing clinical trials simultaneously in Korea and globally (the United States and seven European countries). Through a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted in Korea on patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease, its efficacy and safety were demonstrated. Currently, the Phase 3 clinical trial plan (IND) has been approved, and preparations for the clinical trial are underway.


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