BIO 2021 Notebook: A Breakthrough Year For Emerging Companies?
Executive Summary
News and views from day two of the BIO Digital annual meeting include the increasing number of small companies driving US product approvals, the US FDA's Patrizia Cavazzoni on science vs. emotion at advisory committees and Merck & Co.'s Julie Gerberding on the need for continued HIV/AIDS research.
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