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Tokyo Institute Of Technology And Astellas Launch Collaborative Research For New Anti-Dengue Virus Drugs For Neglected Tropical Diseases
2013-03-21 04:09:00| drugdiscoveryonline News Articles
Tokyo Institute of Technology ("Tokyo Tech"; Tokyo, Japan; President: Yoshinao Mishima) and Astellas Pharma Inc. ("Astellas")(TOKYO:4503)(President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka) recently announced that they have signed a joint research agreement for drug discovery research utilizing Tokyo Tech's TSUBAME2.0 supercomputer to efficiently discover candidates for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases ("NTDs") caused by dengue virus
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