AstraZeneca Korea earned the seventh ‘Pharmaceutical Consignment Manufacturing Business Authorization’ in South Korea due to the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by SK Bioscience.

South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) reported AstraZeneca Korea has been authorized for a pharmaceutical consignment manufacturing business on Feb.10.

On the same day, the South Korea’s first approved COVID-19 vaccine, ‘AstraZeneca Korea Covid-19 Vaccine injection’ was also authorized for the market. The licensor of the vaccine is AstraZeneca Korea, but it would be manufactured by SK Bioscience.

Prior to receiving a pharmaceutical license, the supplier has to be licensed a