Sangamo Buys TxCell To Get In Early on CAR-Tregs In Immunology
Executive Summary
Sangamo is to pay €72m to acquire France's TxCell, a specialist in chimeric antigen receptor-modified regulatory T-cells. It hopes ultimately to apply its zinc finger nuclease gene editing technology to develop next-generation allogeneic CAR-Treg therapies for immunological conditions.
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