Avacta and Selexis partner on CHO cell lines

20 June 2019

Avacta Group (AIM: AVCT), a developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and research reagents, has agreed a strategic partnership with the cell line development company Selexis.

The partners will develop the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line that will be used to manufacture Avacta’s first Affimer clinical candidate for first-time-in-human clinical trials.

"The ultimate aim is to combine AVA004 with other Affimer checkpoint modulators in bispecific cancer immunotherapies"This major milestone means that the UK company remains on track to apply to take an Affimer PD-L1 inhibitor into clinical trials by the end of 2020.

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