Novo Nordisk Boosts Specialty R&D With Kidney Disease Deal
Executive Summary
Denmark's diabetes specialty company has linked up with a US biotech to evaluate a lysophosphatidic acid receptor antagonist in diabetic and chronic kidney disease.
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