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Astellas Drastically Shaving Research Time with AI Drug Discovery
Astellas Pharma has rolled out AI at every corner of its drug discovery research process from determining concepts to identifying candidate compounds for further development. The company previously used AI only on a partial basis, but it has now established…
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