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Oxford's part in a new multiple sclerosis drug

Innovation Research

A highly effective new treatment for multiple sclerosis was approved yesterday by the European Medicines Agency, the regulator for drugs in Europe.

The drug can offer people with early multiple sclerosis many more years free from worsening disability, and Oxford played an important role in the drug's development.

Read more in Oxford Science Blog

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