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Cambridge, UK, 03 December 2019: IONTAS Limited (IONTAS), a leader in the discovery and optimisation of fully human antibodies, today announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Adaptate Biotherapeutics, developers of antibody-based therapeutics for modulation of gamma delta T-cells. The agreement is to generate and optimise antibodies for novel immuno-oncology targets, including access to IONTAS’ proprietary Mammalian Display technology to select antibodies with optimal biophysical properties.

Cambridge and London, UK, 03 December 2019: Metrion Biosciences Limited (Metrion), the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, and LifeArc, a leading UK independent medical research charity, today announced an extension of their neuroscience-focused ion channel drug discovery collaboration, following the success of the initial twelve-month agreement.

Cambridge, UK: Global courier for cell and gene therapy, Biocair, will exhibit at Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Gene Therapy Congress between 3-6 December 2019. Taking place in Amsterdam, Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Gene Therapy Congress brings together key players from the industry to discuss the critical issues facing the development, scale-up and manufacture of cell-based and gene therapies.

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London, UK, 28th November 2019 One Nucleus reveals the finalists of its annual BioNewsRound Award, recognising life science companies that have announced exciting developments for patient

AMSBIO reports on how it has worked with Singapore General Hospital (Singapore) to help them identify the best reagent to transfect their human embryonic stems cells.

Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership is to invest £1.2m into Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) to help grow a world-class cell and gene therapy cluster.


The £1.2m Local Growth Fund investment will provide much-needed temporary accommodation for growing cell and gene therapy companies, strengthening the UK’s sectorial advantage and Hertfordshire’s position within the Oxford-London-Cambridge golden research triangle.

Cambridge, UK, 19 November 2019: Chesterford Research Park and Microbiotica, a leading player in microbiome-based therapeutics and biomarkers, announce that Microbiotica is relocating to the Park in a two-phase move that will be completed in June 2020.


Microbiotica’s continuing development and expansion, and the ability of Chesterford Research Park to flexibly accommodate both Microbiotica’s immediate and longer-term growth requirements led to the Park being chosen as the preferred location.

Arecor Limited (“the Company”), the biopharmaceutical company advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Sarah Howell, will present at The sixth China Healthcare Summit, held from 18th to 20th November at the Jing An Shangri-La, Shanghai, China.

Cambridge, UK, 14 November 2019: PredictImmune, developers of pioneering prognostic tools for guiding treatment options and improving patient outcomes in immune-mediated diseases, is delighted to welcome James Clark as Chief Technology Officer.

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