Tech Transfer Roundup: J&J Houses JPOD Incubator At University Of Pennsylvania
Executive Summary
Pascal and Oblato separately license therapeutic candidates for glioblastoma multiforme, while Cabaletta emerges from UPenn with novel program for CAAR-T therapies in B-cell mediated autoimmune disease.
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