Tech Transfer Roundup: MD Anderson Inks Set Of IO Deals Covering US, UK, Japan, China

Three separate agreements team the innovative cancer research center with Takeda, Artios/ShangPharma, and Ziopharm. Hoth continues busy deal-making year by licensing gene therapy from North Carolina State.

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

The MD Anderson Cancer Center has held a central presence in immuno-oncology research for years now, and three IO agreements involving biopharmaceutical companies based in the US, UK, Japan

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