eisai and seikagaku enter into agreement for the marketing alliance of si-613, a treatment of osteoarthritis, in south korea
eisai co., ltd. (headquarters: tokyo, ceo: haruo naito, “eisai”) and seikagaku corporation (headquarters: tokyo, president: ken mizutani, “seikagaku”) announced today that the companies have entered into an agreement for the marketing alliance in south korea for si-613 (diclofenac conjugated sodium hyaluronate), a therapeutic agent for osteoarthritis discovered by seikagaku. eisai and seikagaku signed an agreement for the co-development and marketing alliance in china of si-613 on april 1, 2020. thus, south korea becomes the second country for the companies to conclude the marketing alliance for si-613.