Gloom Is Overblown: Allergy Vaccine Sector Is Poised To Globalize
Executive Summary
The failure of Circassia’s cat allergy vaccine product in a Phase III study, and other recent setbacks including a one-year delay to Allergy Therapeutics’ US ambitions, have not stymied the excitement in a sector that promises new approaches to grass, tree, peanut and other food allergies, and much more convenient treatment regimens.
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