Vacant Post-Lung Transplant Market Is Big Opportunity For Breath Therapeutics
Executive Summary
Where else would you find a 50% five-year mortality rate and no approved drugs? Investors are confident of the significant commercial potential for Breath Therapeutics' drug/device combo that tackles the main cause of poor mortality after lung transplantation. A €43.5m series A to finance Phase III testing has been secured.
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