Ginkgo buys cell therapy assets to broaden technology suite

2 April 2024
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Cell programming specialist Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) has announced the acquisition of the cell therapy platform assets of Modulus Therapeutics.

The purchase will include the chimeric antigen receptor and switch receptor libraries of the next-generation immune cell therapy specialist.

A cell engineering company focused on autoimmune diseases, Modulus has been using its platform to develop and screen libraries of novel NK-specific and T-cell specific CAR and switch receptor designs.

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