BioInvent Signs New Manufacturing Agreement With U.S. Cell Therapy Company
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LUND, Sweden, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BioInvent International AB (“BioInvent”) (OMXS: BINV), a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immune-modulatory antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, announces today that it has signed a manufacturing agreement with a cell therapy company based in Massachusetts, USA.
The agreement, for an undisclosed amount, includes process development and conjugation of two antibodies in BioInvent’s development labs with work expected to start in May 2020.
Martin Welschof, CEO of BioInvent, says: “This agreement is a further validation of BioInvent’s robust production platform, where we are welcoming an increasing number of cell therapy companies as customers.”
About BioInvent
BioInvent International AB (OMXS: BINV) is a clinical stage company that discovers and develops novel and first-in-class immuno-modulatory antibodies for cancer therapies, with two ongoing programs in Phase l/ll clinical trials for the treatment of hematological cancer and solid tumors, respectively. Two preclinical programs in solid tumors are expected to have entered clinical trials by the end of 2020. The Company’s validated, proprietary F.I.R.S.T™ technology platform simultaneously identifies both targets and the antibodies that bind to them, generating many promising new drug candidates to fuel the Company’s own clinical development pipeline or for additional licensing and partnering.The Company generates revenues from research collaborations and license agreements with multiple top-tier pharmaceutical companies, as well as from producing antibodies for third parties in the Company’s fully integrated manufacturing unit. More information is available at www.bioinvent.com.
For further information, please contact:
Martin Welschof, CEO
+46 (0)46-286-85-50
[email protected]
Hans Herklots, LifeSci Advisors
+41-79-598-71-49
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BioInvent International AB (publ)
Co. Reg. No. Org nr: 556537-7263
Visiting address: Ideongatan 1
Mailing address: 223 70 LUND
Phone: +46 (0)46 286 85 50
www.bioinvent.com
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