Accera Sees New Potential As It Renames, Expands To Asia To Progress Alzheimer’s Asset
Executive Summary
The US bioventure Accera, hit by a Phase III failure for its lead candidate last year, is expanding into Asia and renaming itself as it remains hopeful of progressing its core investigational asset in a targeted population of Alzheimer’s disease patients.
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