Small Molecule Therapeutics Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Small Molecule Therapeutics uses proprietary screening technologies to develop leads--in areas including anti-infectives, diabetes, immunology and hematopoiesis--which can be partnered with large pharmaceutical companies.
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