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Oncolys Chief Wants Chugai Deal to Accelerate Telomelysin Development in Japan
Tokyo-based biotech Oncolys BioPharma is looking to leverage the firepower of partner Chugai Pharmaceutical for the development and approval of its oncolytic virus telomelysin first in Japan, while deepening their collaboration towards the drug’s overseas expansion, President Yasuo Urata says.…
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