Proposed injectable drug homes in on bone fractures and speeds up healing

A team of researchers from Purdue University is developing an injectable drug designed to home in on a bone fracture and accelerate the healing process. A commercial startup called Novosteo has been founded to speed the research through its preclinical phases and into human trials.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Bones
• Fractures
• Healing

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