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Kyoto Startup to Begin Clinical Trial of iPSC-Derived Platelet Agent This Year, Eyes 10 Billion Yen Biz
Kyoto-based biotech upstart Megakaryon will initiate a clinical trial of an iPS cell-derived platelet preparation later this year, aiming to obtain Japanese regulatory approval in the second half of 2023 or soon after, President Kenichi Akamatsu tells Jiho. Megakaryon is…
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