Vascular Genomics Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
San Diego-based virtual start-up Vascular Genomics Inc. is leveraging its proteome research--specifically, proteomic maps of the human vascular endothelium--into therapeutic candidates.
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