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Govt Laments AnGes’ Aborted COVID Vaccine Project, Renews Pledge to Back Potential Seeds
The Japanese government expressed on September 9 its disappointment over the decision made by AnGes, an Osaka University spinout, to scrap the development of its COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate. “It is very regrettable,” said Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi at…
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