TRIGR Therapeutics, Inc announced that it expects to receive $9 million in funding from Handok Inc.

HANDOK Inc. is a Korea-based company engaged in the manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals. The Company's products include Amaryl for diabetes; Tritace for hypertension, myocardial infarction, heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases; Teveten and Triapin for essential hypertension; Munobal for hypertension and stenocardia; Ketas for disturbance of cerebral circulation; Lasix for hypertension and edema, and remedies for skin and others. It also provides over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, as well as medical devices, diagnostic reagents and vaccines. In addition, the Company is involved in the real estates rental business. On July 26, 2013, it changed its name to HANDOK Inc. from Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., LTD.