Apollo Bolsters Its R&D Strategy With Oxford University Alliance

Adding Oxford to its roster will help Apollo widen its net for potential first-in-class therapies, and connects with the university’s ambition to build world-beating spin-outs.

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The University of Oxford is one of the world's best research centers, but has not yet produced a global biotech company. • Source: Shutterstock

Apollo Therapeutics is to work closely with University of Oxford to help its academic scientists bring more novel potential first-in-class therapeutics to patients.

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