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Realm Reaches End of The Road And Seeks Buyer

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The US company listed in the UK has been devastated by the failure of its investigational eczema drug in Phase II trials in August and has hired an advisor to look for strategic alternatives, including a sale.

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Failures in the clinic spell the end for Realm Therapeutics • Source: Shutterstock

The writing is on the wall for Realm Therapeutics which has decided to discontinue all of its drug development programs and put up the 'for sale' sign following the high-profile failure this summer of its mid-stage atopic dermatitis candidate.

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