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Cision PR Newswire | August 31, 2020

Unum Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: UMRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, best-in-class precision kinase inhibitors for a range of patients living with cancer and other unmet medical needs, announced today the sale of its cell-based BOXR programs to SOTIO, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group. Under the terms of the agreement, SOTIO will make an upfront payment of $8.1 million for the BOXR technology and will assume development of Unum's lead cand...

RESEARCH

Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research | January 14, 2022

The Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research announces a newly funded five-year cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology headed by the Co-Directors of IBBR, Dr. David J. Weber (PI) and Dr. John Marino This award provides more than $3.3 million each year to support groundbreaking research, including technology and standards development that will impact vaccine and therapeutic discovery and development, and to improve access to life-saving treatments...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Taysha | December 30, 2020

Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSHA), a patient-driven gene therapy organization focused in on creating and commercializing AAV-based quality treatments for the treatment of monogenic infections of the focal sensory system in both uncommon and huge patient populaces, today reported new increases to its authority group with the arrangements of Greg Gara as Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Kimberly Lee, D.O., as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Investor Relatio...

MEDICAL

Westlake Village BioPartners | December 15, 2020

Westlake Village BioPartners today announced the launch of two new funds totaling $500 million to build and put resources into promising life sciences organizations with transformative therapeutic technologies. The first fund, known as Opportunity 1, is $70 million and permits Westlake to contribute extra Series B or later-round capital into promising organizations they incubated or invested into with their original fund, Westlake BioPartners 1 (WBP1). One example is a begin...