Kiadis Buying CytoSen Will Combine Natural Killer And T-Cell Immunotherapies
Executive Summary
An all-stock transaction will see Europe’s Kiadis and US’s CytoSen bring together complementary approaches to improving stem cell transplants and cancer immunotherapy.
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