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Mexican delegation who came to Korea to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Mexico visited Institut Pasteur Korea

2022-07-11
Mexican delegation who came to Korea to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Mexico visited Institut Pasteur Korea 
 
The Mexican delegation who came to Korea to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Mexico visited the Institut Pasteur Korea(IPK) on the 6th of July to discuss ways to expand R&D exchanges between Korea and Mexico and look around major research facilities. 

The Mexican delegation, composed of 6 members including leaders and experts in public health, included Dr. Javier Dávila, Foreign Minister’s Coordinator for Health of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AMEXID, Dr.  Arturo Reyes Sandoval, Director General of the National Polytechnic Institute, and David Kershenobich, Senior Director of the National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán. 


 
IPK introduced its role as a research hub for infectious diseases, including the COVID-19 drug discovery research and domestic and international cooperation based on the Pasteur Network. The participants also shared ideas to identify common research fields and strategies for research collaboration.

In particular, among the delegations, the National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán has been collaborating on the international clinical trials of the COVID-19 drug candidate identified by IPK. In order for rapid development of the COVID-19 therapeutics, IPK established a global collaborative framework connecting the experts and pharmaceutical companies in Korea, including Chong Kun Dang, Daewoong Pharmaceutical, and Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS), with the clinical experts in Mexico. Dr. Kershenobich shared the latest status of the clinical trial of nafamostat and camostat in Mexico and discussed future plans. Domestic partners such as Chong Kun Dang and KIRAMS also participated in this discussion.