SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 12, 2026--
Curi Bio, the leader in delivering human-relevant functional data for drug discovery and development, today announced the formal establishment of Curi Bio Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary, following the full acquisition of Quvit Bio of South Korea. The new subsidiary will serve as Curi Bio’s commercial and operational hub in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) market, significantly expanding its direct presence and scientific capabilities to serve its growing customer base.
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“Establishing direct operations in Korea and integrating Quvit’s talented team is a pivotal moment that accelerates our global strategy,” said Dr. Nicholas Geisse, CEO of Curi Bio. “Curi Bio Co., Ltd. represents a day-1 ready sales, R&D, and operational hub, allowing us to directly serve the APAC market. We can now offer localized technical and sales support for our existing customer base across South Korea, Japan, and China while lowering the access barrier to Curi’s industry-leading NAM technology for all drug developers in the region. In addition, the establishment of a local operations hub ensures that we can deliver our cells, media, hardware, and consumables products with minimal delays due to international logistics. This signals our commitment to providing human-relevant preclinical data to guide business decisions that speed next-generation medicines to market across the globe.”
Global Infrastructure and Key Leadership
The strategic move includes the acquisition of Quvit Bio’s assets and team, bringing immediate expertise in regional sales, business development, hardware and software engineering, and life science tools. Curi Bio Co., Ltd. is a full-service hub, going beyond business development and immediately providing technical and sales support to APAC customers across Curi’s product and services portfolio.
Curi Bio Co. Ltd. will be represented by Dr. Wonil Lee, who was appointed VP of Research and Commercialization at the company. Dr. Lee will serve as the central point of contact for existing and future customers.
About Curi Bio
Curi Bio is a leading developer of human stem cell-based platforms for drug discovery and development. The company’s integrated platform—The Curi Engine™—combines human iPSC-derived cell models, advanced tissue-specific biosystems, and AI/ML-enabled phenotypic screening data to accelerate the discovery of new medicines. Curi Bio partners with global biopharmaceutical companies to provide clinically-relevant, human data to inform R&D decision-making and decrease the industry’s reliance on poorly predictive animal models. For more information, please visit www.curibio.com.
Curi Bio Launches Asia-Pacific Hub, Delivering Greater Support to its Growing APAC Business
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka held off Victoria Mboko, 7-6 (0), 6-4, in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, keeping the top-ranked player in women's tennis in the running for her first title at Indian Wells.
After winning every point in the first-set tiebreaker, Sabalenka got the one break she needed to win the second set and move on to the semifinals against 14th seed Linda Noskova of Czechia, a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 winner over unseeded Australian Talia Gibson.
Also moving on to the semifinals for just the second time at Indian Wells was ninth-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, who knocked off second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Svitolina broke to go up 5-4 in the third set and held serve for the match. She was slated to play Friday against the winner of Thursday night's quarterfinal match between American Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.
In the men's draw, second-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated 25th-seeded American Learner Tien, 6-1, 6-2, ending the run of the youngest American — at age 20 — to play in a quarterfinal at Indian Wells since his coach, Michael Chang, won the tournament in 1992.
Sinner, who served 10 aces and double-faulted only once, will play his semifinal match on Saturday against German Alexander Zverev, a 6-2, 6-3 winner over France's Arthur Fils.
Sabalenka hasn’t lost a set in the tournament, but was pushed by the 10th-seeded Mboko, a 19-year-old Canadian who won the 2025 Canadian Open — and whom Sabalenka defeated 6-1, 7-6 (1) in the fourth round of the Australian Open earlier this year.
Mboko was “serving much better than she did in that match in Australia — definitely a bit more confident and was playing more brave," Sabalenka said. "I think that’s why the scoreboard was bit closer than in Australia.”
Sabalenka put 94% of her first serves in play and was not broken, but did have to fight off five break points.
“That was a tough battle today," Sabalenka said. "Happy with the level I played in those key moments in each set.
“I was focused on my game plan. I was just playing point by point," Sabalenka said. “I’m pretty happy with the way I’m serving so far.”
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Iga Swiatek, of Poland, reacts after losing a point against Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, reacts after winning a game against Iga Swiatek, of Poland, during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Learner Tien returns a shot against Jannik Sinner, of Italy, during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Jannik Sinner, of Italy, returns a shot against Learner Tien during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Victoria Mboko, of Canada, returns a shot against Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, returns a shot against Victoria Mboko, of Canada, during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
