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Asahi Kasei Starts Japan PI of Autoimmune Peptide Candidate
Asahi Kasei said on April 20 that it has launched a PI clinical trial in Japan for its autoimmune disease candidate AK1940, a cyclic peptide created using PeptiDream’s drug discovery platform. The investigational drug, being developed by its subsidiary Asahi…
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