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Companies agree $800m deal for off-the-shelf in vivo CAR-T cell therapy

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Astellas-owned Xyphos Biosciences and Kelonia Therapeutics have entered into a research collaboration and license agreement to develop novel immuno-oncology therapeutics. The post Companies agree $800m deal for off-the-shelf in vivo CAR-T cell therapy appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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JPM: Precision Bio continues offload of CAR-T rights

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Precision BioSciences licenses non-cancer uses of its allogeneic CAR-T therapy azer-cel to TG Therapeutics as it pivots to in vivo applications of its gene-editing technology

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Ginkgo Bioworks partners with WARF for new GD2 CAR T-cell therapies

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WARF is the patenting and licensing organisation for the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US. All the new GD2 CAR designs developed through the partnership will be validated via in vitro screens and in vivo murine models. Editorial content is independently produced and follows the highest standards of journalistic integrity.

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Collaboration boosts development of novel in-situ CAR-T cell therapies

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AbbVie and Umoja Biopharma have entered into two exclusive option and license agreements to develop multiple in-situ generated CAR-T cell therapy candidates in oncology. The first agreement provides AbbVie an exclusive option to license Umoja’s CD19 directed in-situ generated CAR-T cell therapy candidates.

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Moderna and Generation Bio partner for genetic medicines development

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Under the terms of the deal, Moderna has purchased an option to license ctLNP and closed-ended DNA (ceDNA) technology from Generation Bio. Moderna will have an additional option to license a third programme targeting either immune cells or the liver.

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Editas grabs orphan drug status for sickle cell disease CRISPR therapy

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Earlier in the year, the company had announced a move towards developing treatments for hemoglobinopathies like sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia and a focus on in vivo discovery. On January 19, Editas announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with Shoreline Biosciences for the licensing of its natural killer cell program.

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Bayer trumpets $1bn CRISPR deal with Mammoth Bio

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The German group is paying $40 million upfront to kick off the alliance, which is focusing on the development of up to five CRISPR drugs that can be delivered in vivo for liver-targeted diseases. – are around one-third the size of the more commonly used Cas9.

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