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Kowa Picks Up Global Rights to Nicox’s Glaucoma Drug Excluding Asia
Kowa said on July 17 that it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with France-based Nicox for the development, manufacturing, and marketing of NCX470, a glaucoma and ocular hypertension drug candidate, outside of Asia. The Japanese firm had already secured…
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