Kite joins forces with Epic Bio to develop new cancer therapies

31 October 2023

Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) Kite unit has agreed a collaboration and research deal with Epicrispr Biotechnologies (Epic Bio), using the latter’s proprietary gene regulation platform to develop next-generation cancer cell therapies.

The agreement will allow Kite to leverage the licensed technology to modulate certain genes to potentially enhance CAR T-cell functionality.

This adds to the worldwide license agreement Kite entered last year Refuge Biotechnologies, for its highly modular platform to regulate target antigen-dependent gene expression as a means to improve upon both the efficacy and safety of first-generation CAR T-cell therapies.

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