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Shionogi Aiming at Clinical Trials of COVID-19 Treatment Candidates in FY2020
Shionogi is accelerating its drug discovery efforts for COVID-19 infection treatments, aiming to start clinical trials in FY2020, the company said on April 14. Shionogi has initiated collaborative research with the Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control to identify…
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