Deal Watch: Novo Nordisk, Fauna To Explore Hibernation To Treat Obesity
Executive Summary
A collaboration between Novo and Fauna will look at animal hibernation and genetic sequencing for hints toward novel therapies for obesity. Pfizer will use Insilico’s machine learning technology in target validation.
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