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Moreover, the company has several other leads in optimisation and additional discovery programmes derived from its own discovery platform at various research stages.

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Arpida contacts:

Dr Khalid Islam, President and CEO

Phone: +41-61-417-96-60

Harry Welten, MBA, CFO and Senior Vice President

Phone: +41-61-417-96-65

Paul Verbraeken, Head of Corporate Communications

Phone: +41-61-417-96-83

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