Sanofi ThiNKs Scribe’s CRISPR Approach Can Advance Its NK Cell Therapy Goals

Deal Snapshot: CRISPR-Cas9 co-inventor Jennifer Doudna-founded gene-editing firm inks its second large collaboration, teaming with Sanofi on off-the-shelf natural killer cell therapies for cancer.

Cancer cell therapy
Sanofi will call on Scribe's gene-editing expertise for its NK cancer cell therapy efforts • Source: Shutterstock

Who: Sanofi/Scribe Therapeutics

What: Sanofi is partnering with the next-generation gene editing firm founded by Jennifer Doudna, one of the inventors of CRISPR-Cas9...

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