Flush With Cash And Partnered Up, Regulus Turns To Clinical Execution: An Interview With CEO Kleanthis Xanthopoulos
Executive Summary
Regulus notched two partnerships and an IPO in 2012, putting it on firmer financial ground. Now, as it transitions to executing on its partnerships and pushing ahead with its internal programs, its task is to demonstrate the clinical utility of its miRNA compounds.
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