Deal Watch: Editas, BlueRock Ink Cross-Licensing Technology Collaboration
Executive Summary
Combining Editas’ CRISPR gene-editing technology with BlueRock’s pluripotent stem cell capabilities, the companies hope to leverage each other to create novel gene therapies for cancer, neurological, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases.
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