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Aqualung Therapeutics

www.aqualungtherapeutics.com

 
Aqualung Therapeutics (ALT) is developing multi-pronged strategies to address the development of severe lung inflammation which is essential to the severity and outcomes of acute and chronic lung disorders such as acute lung injury, ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension.
  • Number of Employees: 0-25
  • Annual Revenue: $0-1 Million

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Funding

Aqualung Therapeutics raised $17M on 06/04/2019

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