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  "id": 17018056,
  "title": "PM says to foster 200 'frontier' bio, pharmaceutical firms by 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/pm-says-to-foster-200-frontier-bio-pharmaceutical-firms-by-2030-17018056",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-29T06:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261029/pm-says-to-foster-200-frontier-bio-pharmaceutical-firms-by-2030"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's Prime Minister Han Seong-sook announced plans to select and support 200 frontier bio and pharmaceutical companies by 2030, with the aim of helping them compete on the global stage. Speaking at a national policy coordination meeting, she emphasized the importance of identifying innovative firms with new technologies and ideas. The government plans to support these companies through research, development, and investment at each stage of growth, from candidate substance development to clinical trials and commercialization. A dedicated director will be assigned to each selected company for up to five years of customized support, and the government will inject 150 billion won in policy financing over three years, including 60 billion won in investments and 90 billion won in guarantees from the Korea Technology Finance Corporation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "PM says to foster 200 'frontier' bio, pharmaceutical firms by 2030",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/pm-says-to-foster-200-frontier-bio-pharmaceutical-firms-by-2030",
        "published": "2026-10-29T05:16:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}