Korea could save $6 million foreign exchange with suture:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Sanyang has developed an absorbable suture material made from glycocolide. The product, named Surgisorb, is the first such product made domestically and South Korea could save up to Won10 billion ($6 million) by replacing foreign imports. The Korean company has already exported Won500 billion of Surgisorb to Japan, Germany, Southeast Asia and North America, according to Pharma Koreana.