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INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

Chimeron Bio | January 25, 2022

Chimeron Bio, a biotechnology company pioneering a novel class of self-amplifying RNA-vaccines and therapeutics announced its plan to expand operations in the Philadelphia area and move to The Curtis, a landmark site in Center City Philadelphia under BioLabs, the leading developer and operator of life science co-working spaces in the U.S. and internationally. The move stems from Chimeron’s need for an expanded footprint to accommodate its growing R&D team and operations....

INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

Gilead Sciences, Inc. | August 05, 2022

Gilead Sciences, Inc. and MiroBio, a privately-held U.K.-based biotechnology company focused on restoring immune balance with agonists targeting immune inhibitory receptors, today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Gilead will acquire MiroBio for approximately $405 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments. The acquisition will provide Gilead with MiroBio’s proprietary discovery platform and entire portfolio of imm...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Biocytogen | September 16, 2022

Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. announced a strategic collaboration with Guangzhou FineImmune Biotechnology Co., LTD. to co-develop cell-based therapeutic drugs targeting intracellular tumor-associated antigens. Biocytogen will use its proprietary TCR-mimic antibody platform to discover fully human antibody sequences that will be further developed using FineImmune’s unique cell therapy platform. Biocytogen’s TCR-mimic antibody development platform utilizes its pro...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

LUMICKS | March 24, 2022

LUMICKS, a next generation life science tools company, today announced that a research study published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences from the Radboud University Medical Center, led by researchers in the team of Professor G. J. Adema, detailed a novel method to study lead compound effects on immune cell interactions by employing LUMICKS' z-Movi® Cell Avidity Analyzer. The interaction between dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells is a critical step in the activation of...