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June 2023 Top Biopharma Deal: AstraZeneca research partnership with Quell Therapeutics with an option to license Treg cell therapies
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- AstraZeneca and Quell Therapeutics partnered to develop Treg cell therapies for T1D and IBD.
- AstraZeneca holds an exclusive global licensing option for resulting therapies.
- Quell will handle development, manufacturing, and has an option for co-development in the US.
- Quell receives $85M up front, up to $2B in milestones, and tiered royalties.
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Congrats to AstraZeneca and Quell Therapeutics for landing DealForma’s June 2023 Top Biopharma Deal. Last month’s Deal of the Month was Cellular Biomedicine – Janssen for C-CAR039 and C-CAR066. Read about it here.
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