South Korea Celltrion to expand R&D investment for original drugs

INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea's drugmaker Celltrion Inc, whose copy of blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade is about to hit the U.S. market, aims to expand R&D spending five-fold to one trillion won ($876.24 million) in the next two or three years to help bolster a pipeline of original drugs, its co-CEO said.