Japan plans to revise its definition of “vaccines of high development priority.” The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW)…
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Astellas, Cytokinetics Agree to Develop, Commercialize Skeletal Muscle Activators
Astellas Pharma announced on June 26 that it has formed an agreement with US-based Cytokinetics to collaborate in the research, development, and commercialization of skeletal muscle activators. Astellas and the American biotech firm will codevelop CK-2127107, a fast skeletal troponin…
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