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JW Pharmaceutical

A JW Holdings pharmaceutical company that makes ethical drugs such as the dyslipidemia treatment Livalo, IV fluids and OTC products, and runs the Dangjin production complex.

LIVALO family

Marketed

Dyslipidemia franchise of Livalo and its combinations (Livalo V, Livalo Z, the triple combination Livalo HI); the quadruple combination Livalozet HI is in phase 3.

WINUF / WINUF A+

Marketed

Third-generation three-chamber parenteral nutrition product based on fish oil; WINUF A+, an amino acid and lipid formulation, was added in 2023.

Bofanglutide

Phase 3

Once-every-two-weeks subcutaneous GLP-1 receptor agonist in-licensed from China's Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals in April 2026 with exclusive Korean development and commercialization rights, developed for obesity and type 2 diabetes.

EMPA-GUARD

Phase 3

Type 2 diabetes fixed-dose combination of anagliptin (Gardlet) and empagliflozin; in a 24-week phase 3 at 26 Korean hospitals it lowered HbA1c by 0.81 percentage points.

Dangjin Production Complex

Service

Production complex in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, that the company describes as Korea's largest integrated pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

Announced

Presented EMPA-GUARD phase 3 results at EASD 2026: in patients inadequately controlled on metformin and empagliflozin, 55.7% reached HbA1c of 7.0% or below versus 25.5% in the control group.

Announced

Acquired 100% of Solidus Investment, a biotech and healthcare venture capital firm, for 30.7 billion won to link early-stage biotech scouting and investment with co-development and technology licensing.

Announced

Filed Korean phase 3 trial applications for bofanglutide with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety: one in 300 adults with obesity or overweight (August 18) and one in 174 type 2 diabetes patients on metformin plus an SGLT-2 inhibitor (August 28).

Completion reported

Secured exclusive Korean development and commercialization rights to bofanglutide, a once-every-two-weeks GLP-1 receptor agonist, from China's Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals.

Official role guide

JW Group careers site

Current availability unconfirmed

Observed 2026-10-25

Work
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Experience & requirements
Unconfirmed — Individual postings could not be opened, so experience requirements could not be confirmed.

Information from a role guide does not establish a current vacancy.

Sources & coverage 9

A brief based on selected official material, not an exhaustive product or vacancy list.

  1. JW중외제약 ↗JW중외제약 · Published Date unconfirmed · Sources checked 2026-10-25
  2. 회사소개 ↗JW중외제약 · Published Date unconfirmed · Sources checked 2026-10-25
  3. 연구 파이프라인 ↗JW중외제약 · Published Date unconfirmed · Sources checked 2026-10-25
  4. JW중외, 2주 1회 비만치료제 '보팡글루타이드' 3상 신청 ↗파이낸셜뉴스 · Published 2026-08-18 · Sources checked 2026-10-25
  5. JW중외제약 "보팡글루타이드, 2형 당뇨 임상 3상 IND 신청" ↗데일리한국 · Published 2026-08-28 · Sources checked 2026-10-25
  6. JW중외제약, EASD서 '엠파가드' 3상 발표…혈당 조절 효과 확인 ↗데일리한국 · Published 2026-10-06 · Sources checked 2026-10-25
  7. 보도자료 ↗JW중외제약 · Published Date unconfirmed · Sources checked 2026-10-25
  8. JW중외제약 바이오 VC 품고, 신약 후보 직접 발굴한다 ↗이투데이 · Published 2026-10-01 · Sources checked 2026-10-25
  9. JW 인재채용 ↗JW그룹 · Published Date unconfirmed · Sources checked 2026-10-25