Liquidia Technologies Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Liquidia Technologies is developing nanoparticles whose size, shape, particle cargo, and target specificity can be exquisitely controlled. In order to create its particles, Liquidia borrows fabrication methods originally developed by the electronics industry. I
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