Third Rock Launches Nurix With Ambitions Of Next-Gen Velcade
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The recently uncovered biotech a la Third Rock and The Column Group is focused on the ubiquitin protease pathway and its applications in oncology.
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