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Combinatorial chemistry

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With over $2.6 billion invested, the question remains, “How will this technology's drug leads perform in clinical trials?”

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Persidis, A. Combinatorial chemistry. Nat Biotechnol 15, 391–392 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0497-391

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