BIO-Europe Spring 2019: InteRNA Sees MicroRNA Potential In Cancer Therapy
Executive Summary
Roel Schaapveld is CEO of Dutch microRNA specialist InteRNA Technologies. He spoke to Mike Ward about the company’s therapeutic approach.
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