Tech Transfer Roundup: Roivant Taps Research Labs For New Gene Therapies

In tandem with Roivant, Cincinnati Children’s launches spinout Aruvant focused on hematologic disorders and separately teams with BridgeBio on genetic disease therapies. Roivant spinout Axovant licenses gene therapy candidates from University of Massachusetts.

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Below is Scrip’s regular roundup, including information from Strategic Transactions, of recent technology transfer agreements between companies and academic or other research institutions.

Roivant Sciences GMBH continues its launch of new spinout companies, with a partnership inked in 2015 with [Cincinnati Children's...

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