KT&G Life Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of innovative drugs. The company was spun off KT&G, one of the fast growing global tobacco and ginseng company, in 2012. located in Seoul, S. Korea.
KT&G Life Sciences’ research efforts are focused on the science of cellular energy and the development of drugs increasing of both the level of NAD+ or NAD/NADH ratio ATP which is one of the most essential elements in controlling diseases and aging.
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