Chugai Pharmaceutical has inked a global licensing pact with Swiss-based Galderma Pharma S.A. for its hope-to-be blockbuster nemolizumab, an antibody being developed for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and pruritus in hemodialysis patients, the two companies said on July 21.…
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