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SanBio Chief Baffled by Planned Advisory Session over Lead Cell Therapy
SanBio President Keita Mori said on March 19 that he is perplexed by the health ministry’s decision to call a meeting of advisors later this month to discuss a future policy for the company’s lead cell therapy candidate SB623, rather…
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