J&J keeps Alzheimer's focus with Alector collaboration
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Executive Summary
Johnson & Johnson entered into a research collaboration with Alector, one of the companies in its biotechnology startup incubator in Northern California, to identify a therapeutic candidate against an undisclosed Alzheimer's disease target.
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