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From R&D to I&D

Nature Chemistry volume 13, pages 291–293 (2021)Cite this article

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Pichon, A. From R&D to I&D. Nat. Chem. 13, 291–293 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-021-00677-3

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