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Axcelead Chief Says Small-Molecule Drug Targets More than Doubled in Last Few Years; IPO Eyed in 4-5 Years
Advances in drug discovery technology have made it possible for small-molecule compounds to target proteins that they could not target before, Yoshinori Ikeura, president of Axcelead Drug Discovery Partners, tells Jiho. While many industry observers say targets for small-molecule drugs…
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