Juno Therapeutics and Editas Medicine collaborate on to CAR T and TCR cell therapies

28 May 2015
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USA-based biotech firm Juno Therapeutics (Nasdaq: JUNO) has entered into an exclusive collaboration with Editas Medicine, a leader in genome editing, focused on creating chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) and high-affinity T cell receptor (TCR) therapies to treat cancer.

The companies will pursue three research programs together utilizing venture capital backed Editas’ genome editing technologies, including CRISPR/Cas9, with Juno’s CAR and TCR technologies.

Deal worth a potential $373 million to Editas

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