Armed with an impressive series A financing that has raked in €77.7m ($84.8m), Augustine Therapeutics has ambitions to be a leading player in the histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibition space for the treatment of neuromuscular, neurodegenerative and cardio-metabolic diseases.
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