SFA Therapeutics, Inc is developing novel small-molecule drugs derived from products in the human microbiome in an attempt to treat chronic inflammatory diseases and potentially cancer.
SFA Therapeutics Harnesses Power Of Bacterial Metabolites To Treat Inflammatory Disease
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