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Exscientia And Sanofi Will Search For 15 Novel Oncology, Immunology Drugs Under New Pact
Building on an alliance dating back to 2016, Exscientia and Sanofi will use artificial intelligence and insights gleaned from patient tissue samples to seek out 15 novel therapies.

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