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Nipro Files for Full Approval of Stemirac Cell Therapy
Nipro said on November 17 that it has filed for full approval of Stemirac, the first stem cell therapy for spinal cord injuries conditionally approved in Japan in late 2018. The application seeks the nod for Stemirac as a new…
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