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This company helps cell therapies travel around the world

October 19, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

Cryoport

With Gilead Sciences (NSDQ:GILD) and Novartis (NYSE:NVS) leading the way, cell therapies are moving on to the market and into the clinics for patients that have no other option. Companies making CAR-T therapies use a patient’s own cells to genetically engineer a cancer-killing cellular therapy that is then delivered back to the patient. And one 55-person company […]

Filed Under: Featured, Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: cryoport, Gilead Sciences, kitepharma, Novartis

Kite wins FDA approval for first adult CAR-T cell therapy

October 19, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

More than a month before it was due to make a decision, the FDA yesterday approved a CAR-T cell therapy from Kite Pharma (NSDQ:KITE) – the first of its kind for adults. The therapy, which is made from a patient’s own cells, is designed to treat adults with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who have failed at least two […]

Filed Under: Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Oncology, Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Gilead Sciences, kitepharma, Novartis

Gilead expands into cell therapy with $11.9B Kite Pharma purchase

August 28, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

Taking a plunge into the cell therapy arena, Gilead Sciences (NSDQ:GILD) said today that it has inked an $11.9 billion deal to acquire Kite Pharma (NSDQ:KITE). The deal, which was unanimously approved by both companies’ boards, is slated to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Gilead said it plans to pay $180 in cash […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Immunotherapy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Gilead Sciences, kitepharma

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