NIH Drug Development Strategy Gets First Candidate Through Valley Of Death
Executive Summary
AesRx and its potential treatment for sickle cell disease are acquired by Baxter International, a measure of validation for the NCATS model of de-risking product development for rare and neglected diseases.
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