'We Jumped' At Opportunity To Take On Pfizer's CAR-T Program, Allogene's Chang Says
Executive Summary
Former Kite exec David Chang is keen to use smaller firm's focus to advance allogeneic therapy more rapidly. The start-up acquired Pfizer R&D team along with its allogeneic CAR-T programs and related IP.
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