With a few South Korean pharma firms now entering late-stage clinical trials for their Alzheimer's disease drug candidates, and many others actively pursuing development, hopes are brewing that the country will emerge as a challenger in the difficult space despite the high failure rates and ongoing controversies over Biogen, Inc.'s Aduhelm (aducanumab).
Smaller bioventures, rather than large pharma companies, appear to be more active at present, with several major firms including