Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. unveiled its third gene therapy collaboration in less than two months on 12 October, this time teaming with Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. on a research, development and licensing agreement for six gene therapy candidates, including one for hemophilia A.
The Japanese pharma is paying $45m up front for access to multiple Poseida technology platforms, with a plan to develop six gene therapy candidates in liver and hematopoietic stem cell-directed indications and potential to add two more programs. It comes a week after Takeda announced a tie-up with Selecta Biosciences, Inc