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Prof. Yamanaka Eager to Bridge Valley of Death through Takeda Collaboration
Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka has expressed his enthusiasm for his collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical on the clinical application of iPS cells, saying that he hopes to “make it a good precedence” for future initiatives aimed at overcoming the “Valley…
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