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Bayer Enters CAR-T Space With Atara Pact

Pays $60m Upfront

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Marianne De Backer, head of pharma BD and licensing at the German firm, told Scrip, "We strongly believe that the future is allogeneic and we were looking for pioneers in the field."

Bayer Pharma AG, Administration and laboratory buildings of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in Berlin-Wedding on June 14, 2017, Germany - Image
Bayer building a strong presence in cell and gene therapy • Source: Archive

Less than a week after setting up a new unit dedicated to cell and gene therapy, Bayer AG has inked an agreement with Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. to advance the US biotech's mesothelin-targeted CAR T-cell treatments for solid tumors.

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