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AnGes Bags Conditional Approval for Collategene Gene Therapy
Osaka-based biotech AnGes said on March 26 that it gained conditional, time-limited approval for what it claims to be the world’s first gene therapy for chronic arterial occlusion. Once launched, it will be marketed and promoted by partner Mitsubishi Tanabe…
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