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Hengrui Pharma and Braveheart Bio Enter Exclusive License Agreement for Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor HRS-1893
Hengrui Pharma (600276.SH;01276.HK), a leading innovative global pharmaceutical company focused on scientific and technological innovation, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Braveheart Bio for HRS-1893, a small-molecule inhibitor of cardiac myosin independently developed by Hengrui Pharma with best-in-class potential. Braveheart Bio is a newly launched, U.S.-based biotechnology company focused on cardiovascular disease with a consortium of lead investor
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