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AMED Looks to Bridge “Valley of Death” with Pre-Orphan Designation Scheme
The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) hopes that its newly launched funding scheme for orphan drug hopefuls will help them get through the “valley of death” between basic research and clinical applications, a AMED official says. AMED…
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