Scientific Bioprocessing

Medical

Businesswire | June 07, 2023

Matica Biotechnology, Inc. a contract development and manufacturing organization specializing in the GMP production of cell and gene therapies, today unveiled the company’s new MatiMax™ cell lines at the BIO International Convention, taking place in Boston, MA.. Proprietary to Matica Bio, MatiMaxTM HEK293 and HEK293T cell lines have been rigorously optimized to enable. Faster doubling times – Reaching as low as 17 hours, which can significan...

Industrial Impact

Athersys, Inc. | September 26, 2022

Athersys, Inc. a regenerative medicine company developing MultiStem® for critical care indications, announced that it has entered into amended agreements to extend the exercise period of the warrants that were issued as part of a registered direct offering that closed on August 17, 2022, among other changes, and to issue additional warrants to the same warrant holder, a healthcare-focused U.S. institutional investor. The Purchase Agreement contains certain restrictions that, s...

Cell and Gene Therapy

Tevogen Bio | January 13, 2022

Tevogen Bio, a clinical stage biotechnology company specializing in cell and gene therapies in oncology and viral infections, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a new patent for the method of preparing COVID-19 peptide specific cytotoxic T cells for the treatment of COVID-19 infection. The patent further reinforces the biotech pioneer’s expanding IP portfolio. “Omicron’s extensive mutations and its subsequent abi...

Industrial Impact

Precigen, Inc. | July 06, 2022

Precigen, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative gene and cell therapies to improve the lives of patients, announced that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its wholly-owned non-healthcare subsidiary, Trans Ova Genetics, L.C. an industry-leading animal reproductive technologies company, to URUS, a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, for $170 million in upfront cash and up to $10 million earn-out ba...