CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA I May 2, 2017 I bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUE) today announced that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement around its proprietary lentiviral vector platform with Novartis Pharma AG.
“bluebird bio is a pioneer in the field of lentiviral vector-based cell and gene therapy, and our partnerships and licensing agreements have been crucial to our success since our early days. We have continued to build upon our intellectual property, applying the incredible potential of lentiviral vectors to both our ongoing clinical gene therapy and immuno-oncology programs,” said Jeff Walsh, chief financial and strategy officer, bluebird bio. “Our agreement with Novartis is a testament to our leadership in the field, and allows us to facilitate the efforts of others working to develop transformational therapies for patients.”
Under the terms of the agreement with Novartis, Novartis will non-exclusively license certain bluebird patent rights related to lentiviral vector technology to develop and commercialize chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapies for oncology, including CTL019, Novartis’s anti-CD19 CAR T investigational therapy.
Financial terms of the agreement include an upfront payment to bluebird as well as milestone and royalty payments.
About bluebird bio, Inc.
With its lentiviral-based gene therapies, T cell immunotherapy expertise and gene editing capabilities, bluebird bio has built an integrated product platform with broad potential application to severe genetic diseases and cancer. bluebird bio’s gene therapy clinical programs include its Lenti-D™ product candidate, currently in a Phase 2/3 study, called the Starbeam Study, for the treatment of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, and its LentiGlobin™ product candidate, currently in four clinical studies for the treatment of transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, and severe sickle cell disease. bluebird bio’s oncology pipeline is built upon the company’s leadership in lentiviral gene delivery and T cell engineering, with a focus on developing novel T cell-based immunotherapies, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) and T cell receptor (TCR) therapies. bluebird bio’s lead oncology program, bb2121, is an anti-BCMA CAR T program partnered with Celgene. bb2121 is currently being studied in a Phase 1 trial for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. bluebird bio also has discovery research programs utilizing megaTAL/homing endonuclease gene editing technologies with the potential for use across the company’s pipeline.
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CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA I May 2, 2017 I bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUE) today announced that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement around its proprietary lentiviral vector platform with Novartis Pharma AG.
“bluebird bio is a pioneer in the field of lentiviral vector-based cell and gene therapy, and our partnerships and licensing agreements have been crucial to our success since our early days. We have continued to build upon our intellectual property, applying the incredible potential of lentiviral vectors to both our ongoing clinical gene therapy and immuno-oncology programs,” said Jeff Walsh, chief financial and strategy officer, bluebird bio. “Our agreement with Novartis is a testament to our leadership in the field, and allows us to facilitate the efforts of others working to develop transformational therapies for patients.”
Under the terms of the agreement with Novartis, Novartis will non-exclusively license certain bluebird patent rights related to lentiviral vector technology to develop and commercialize chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapies for oncology, including CTL019, Novartis’s anti-CD19 CAR T investigational therapy.
Financial terms of the agreement include an upfront payment to bluebird as well as milestone and royalty payments.
About bluebird bio, Inc.
With its lentiviral-based gene therapies, T cell immunotherapy expertise and gene editing capabilities, bluebird bio has built an integrated product platform with broad potential application to severe genetic diseases and cancer. bluebird bio’s gene therapy clinical programs include its Lenti-D™ product candidate, currently in a Phase 2/3 study, called the Starbeam Study, for the treatment of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, and its LentiGlobin™ product candidate, currently in four clinical studies for the treatment of transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, and severe sickle cell disease. bluebird bio’s oncology pipeline is built upon the company’s leadership in lentiviral gene delivery and T cell engineering, with a focus on developing novel T cell-based immunotherapies, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) and T cell receptor (TCR) therapies. bluebird bio’s lead oncology program, bb2121, is an anti-BCMA CAR T program partnered with Celgene. bb2121 is currently being studied in a Phase 1 trial for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. bluebird bio also has discovery research programs utilizing megaTAL/homing endonuclease gene editing technologies with the potential for use across the company’s pipeline.
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