Kiadis And Sanofi Sign Natural Killer Cell Therapy Pact
Big Pharma Boost For Dutch Biotech
Executive Summary
Sanofi is paying €17.5m upfront to combine a preclinical NK cell product with its anti-CD38 antibody Sarclisa and develop a multiple myeloma drug that potentially may prove more effective than J&J's Darzalex, Kiadis's CEO tells Scrip.
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