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Keio Offshoot Taps Alfresa Know-How for Cell Therapy Push, Bets on Dual iPS Strategy
K Pharma is looking to leverage the logistics and supply-chain expertise of Alfresa Holdings as it advances KP8011, an iPS cell-derived regenerative medicine product for spinal cord injury, while continuing to fund long-term development through its parallel iPS-based drug discovery…
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