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NIH funds $12.7 million public-private research into new uses for approved compounds

June 19, 2013

The NIH has funded a $12.7 million pilot project to test approved compounds for their effectiveness against previously unexplored diseases or conditions.

The initiative, Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules, will link academia and industry in a quest to find new treatments in eight disease areas:

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