FarmaKology-GSK announces independent Consumer Healthcare company

Feb 23, 2022

FarmaKology-GSK announces independent Consumer Healthcare company

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Curie Therapeutics

Curie Therapeutics is a fully integrated next generation radiopharmaceutical company that brings together experts in ligand discovery, radiochemistry, radiobiology and oncology translational and clinical research in order to build a pipeline across a range of solid tumor types. Our mission at Curie is to discover and develop safe, effective, and highly targeted radiopharmaceuticals.

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