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UK Rx-To-OTC Switch Incubator Gets Angel Investment Boost

 
• By David Ridley

UK start-up Maxwellia's "switch-in-a-box" pipeline receives a boost with BioCity angel investment. 

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British switch specialist Maxwellia has received an injection of funding via the the BioCity angel investment platform, which it says will be used to support prescription-to-OTC reclassifications in the area of women’s health and wellness.

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