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Revive Therapeutics Provides Update on Research Study Evaluating Bucillamine for Nerve Agent Exposure
TORONTO, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revive Therapeutics Ltd. (“Revive” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: RVVTF) (CSE: RVV) (FRANKFURT:31R), a specialty life sciences company focused on the research and development of therapeutics for infectious diseases and medical countermeasures, announced today an update on the research study evaluating Bucillamine as a potential treatment for nerve agent exposure. This study is conducted in partnership with Defence R&D Canada – Suffield Research Centre (“DRDC”
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