UK-based immuno-oncology startup Autolus has pulled the trigger on a licensing agreement to acquire global rights from UCL Business to develop and commercialize a novel CAR-T cell therapy targeting B cell malignancies.
Autolus was launched in 2015 with a £30 million ($45.5 million) commitment from investment company Syncona, together with UCL Business, the wholly-owned technology transfer company of University College London.
Designated AUTO1, the investigational therapy modifies a patient's T cells to express a novel CD19-specific CAR designed to reduce side effects related to cytokine release syndrome (CRS).
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