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New pill aims to help heart failure patients breathe easier and walk farther
NCT ID NCT07288398
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an oral drug called levosimendan against a placebo in 540 adults with pulmonary hypertension and a type of heart failure (HFpEF). The main goal is to see if the drug helps people walk farther in six minutes. Participants must be 18-85 years old with specific heart and lung measurements. The drug is not a cure but aims to control the disease and ease symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 540 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men or women, ≥18 to 85 years of age 2. NYHA Class II or III or ambulatory NYHA Class IV symptoms 3. A diagnosis of World Health Organization (WHO) Group 2 PH-HFpEF with qualifying hemodynamics verified by right heart catheterization (RHC) 4. A qualifying baseline RHC 5. A qualifying echocardiogram 6. A qualifying 6-MWD 7. A 48-hour ambulatory cardiac rhythm monitor during the Screening Period 8. Requirements related to child bearing potential, contraception, and egg/sperm donation) Exclusion Criteria: 1. A diagnosis of PH WHO Groups 1, 3, 4, or 5 2. Echocardiographic evidence for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac amyloidosis, or infiltrative cardiomyopathy 3. Structural heart repair or replacement of the aortic valve or mitral valve (surgical or percutaneous) OR, planned valve intervention OR, the presence of significant valve disease 4. A diagnosis of pre-existing lung disease 5. History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction or hypersensitivity to the excipients in the investigational product 6. Major surgery within 60 days 7. Prior heart, lung, or heart-lung transplants or life expectancy of \<12 months 8. History of clinically significant other diseases that may limit or complicate participation in the study
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
140 sites in 15 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Tenax Investigational Site
RECRUITINGAlexander City, Alabama, 35010, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95816, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305-5208, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorrance, California, 90502, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAthens, Georgia, 30606, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611-4494, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMount Prospect, Illinois, 60056, United States
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RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61636, United States
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RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States
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RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70115-6969, United States
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RECRUITINGWest Monroe, Louisiana, 71291, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114-2621, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63136, United States
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RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89502, United States
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RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14617, United States
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RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27101, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195-0001, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAllentown, Pennsylvania, 18105, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096-3450, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37205, United States
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RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705, United States
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RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEl Paso, Texas, 79905-2707, United States
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WITHDRAWNHouston, Texas, 77002, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030-2342, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507-1904, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States
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RECRUITINGMarshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Juan Bautista, Buenos Aires, 1888, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., 1280, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1180AAX, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1428ART, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCorrientes, W3400AMZ, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCórdoba, 5000, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCórdoba, X5016KET, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Luis, D5702JRS, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSanta Fe, S2002KDS, Argentina
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVienna, State of Vienna, 1090, Austria
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RECRUITINGBraunau am Inn, 5280, Austria
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RECRUITINGGraz, 8036, Austria
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKlagenfurt, 9020, Austria
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RECRUITINGSankt Pölten, 3100, Austria
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVienna, 1100, Austria
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSalvador, Estado de Bahia, 40170-130, Brazil
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGoiânia, Goiás, 74605, Brazil
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30220, Brazil
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCuritiba, Paraná, 80215-901, Brazil
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90020-090, Brazil
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRibeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14026-020, Brazil
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RECRUITINGBurgas, 8000, Bulgaria
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPleven, 5800, Bulgaria
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSofia, 1309, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGSofia, 1407, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGSofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSofia, 1750, Bulgaria
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOstrava, 72880, Czechia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPrague, 10034, Czechia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPrague, 15006, Czechia
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RECRUITINGLe Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34295, France
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RECRUITINGNantes, 44007, France
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNice, 06001, France
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPau, 64000, France
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86000, France
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBad Bevensen, 29549, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBad Nauheim, 61231, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBerlin, 12683, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDresden, 01307, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHamburg, 20251, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJena, 07747, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMainz, 55131, Germany
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RECRUITINGBudapest, 1122, Hungary
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBudapest, 1134, Hungary
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RECRUITINGDebrecen, 4032, Hungary
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSzeged, 6275, Hungary
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAcquaviva delle Fonti, 70021, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBergamo, 24127, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMessina, 98125, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, 20138, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, 20149, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPisa, 56126, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRozzano, 20089, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGrodzisk Mazowiecki, 05-825, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoznan, 61848, Poland
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RECRUITINGWroclaw, 50556, Poland
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RECRUITINGWroclaw, 50891, Poland
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RECRUITINGCheongju-si, 28644, South Korea
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RECRUITINGGwangju, 61469, South Korea
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RECRUITINGIncheon, 21565, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeoul, 08308, South Korea
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RECRUITINGWŏnju, 26426, South Korea
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RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08003, Spain
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RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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RECRUITINGLugo, 27003, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPamplona, 31008, Spain
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RECRUITINGValencia, 46010, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGValencia, 46020, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 80756, Taiwan
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 813414, Taiwan
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTainan, 71004, Taiwan
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTaipei, 10449, Taiwan
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTaipei, 110, Taiwan
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTaoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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RECRUITINGCambridge, CB233RE, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGlasgow, G81 4HS, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGLondon, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSwindon, SN36BB, United Kingdom
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