Korean Biotech’s Shares Quadruple In Seven Months, Becomes Kosdaq’s Biggest Stock

Korean Biotech’s Shares Quadruple In Seven Months, Becomes Kosdaq’s Biggest Stock

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Shares of Alteogen, a little-known biotech company in South Korea, have quadrupled since late February, and now boasts a market capitalization of 18.6 trillion won (about $14 billion). The stock surge has boosted the net worth of the company’s billionaire CEO Park Soon-jae to $2.7 billion, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list, up from $1.2 billion seven months ago.

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkang/2024/09/19/korean-biotechs-shares-quadruple-in-seven-months-becomes-kosdaqs-biggest-stock/