SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AP) - Samsung says it will form a joint venture with a U.S. company as the South Korean conglomerate expands further into biopharmaceuticals.
Samsung said in a release Friday that three of its group companies are partnering with clinical research company Quintiles Transnational Corp. of the United States in a venture with initial capital of 300 billion won ($266 million).
The Samsung companies, which include conglomerate flagship Samsung Electronics Co., will own 90 percent of the venture. Durham, North Carolina-based Quintiles will take 10 percent.
Samsung said that initial plans are for a factory to be constructed in South Korea that will produce biopharmaceutical drugs to treat cancer and arthritis.
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