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SanBio’s Cell Therapy Akuugo Scores Conditional Approval
SanBio said on July 31 that it has received conditional time-limited approval in Japan for its lead cell therapy Akuugo Suspension for Intracranial Implantation (vandefitemcel) for the indication of improving chronic motor paralysis associated with traumatic brain injury. Previously known…
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