Building Bone: Next-Generation Osteoporosis Therapies
• By Melanie Senior
As Amgen gears up to launch osteoporosis candidate denosumab, a host of smaller players are working on what they see as the next-generation therapies: those that help build up new bone. Tough economic times across the board, plus the high development risks and costs associated with osteoporosis--a chronic, primary care condition--are making financing almost impossible for some.
By Melanie Senior
In a sense, it’s easy to see why most companies would want to steer away from trying to develop a...
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