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BioNTech Extends Global Reach, Ambition With Kite’s Neoantigen T-Cell Receptor Assets

German Biotech Sets Sights On Cancer Cell Therapies

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The company has already expanded into Asia and shown early clinical data from its own cell therapy programs as it acquires Kite Pharma’s neoantigen TCR R&D program and manufacturing plant.

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BioNTech is expanding its global footprint with the purchase of Kite Pharma's neoantigen TCR R&D program and manufacturing plant • Source: Shutterstock

Flush on the success of its mRNA vaccine for COVID-19, BioNTech SE is already planning for the next stage of its business life with the acquisition of the neoantigen T-cell receptor (TCR) R&D program and manufacturing plant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s Kite Pharma division. The deal is part of a broader expansion of its oncology development program – which has already shown early signs of progress in the clinic – and global manufacturing footprint.

Mainz, Germany-based BioNTech announced 19 July that it is acquiring Santa Monica, CA-based Kite’s solid tumor neoantigen TCR platform and manufacturing plant in Gaithersburg, MD. The deal is expected to close in July

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