Gilead Partners With Sangamo For Gene Editing As It Builds Up Kite's Cell Therapy Platform
Executive Summary
Gilead committed more than $3bn via its subsidiary Kite to license Sangamo's zinc finger technology for gene editing that may deliver improved T cell therapies for cancer. More deals are expected in this space as Gilead builds its cell therapy platform after buying Kite last year.
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