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VBI Vaccines to Present New Preclinical Data for its GBM Immunotherapy, VBI-1901, at The Immuno-Oncology Summit – Marketwired (press release)

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2017-08-28 NEWS

VBI Vaccines to Present New Preclinical Data for its GBM Immunotherapy, VBI-1901, at The Immuno-Oncology Summit
Marketwired (press release)
VBI-1901 is a novel immunotherapy developed using VBI’s eVLP technology to target CMV-positive (CMV+) tumors, including glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the company’s lead immuno-oncology program. Dr. Anderson will present data in animal models …

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Gilead just bought a cancer-immunotherapy company for $12 billion
Markets Insider
Gilead, known for its HIV and hepatitis C drugs, has been growing a cash pile over the past few years since the approval of its hepatitis C drug in 2013, leading investors to speculate what company it might buy. Gilead’s purchase of Kite is the first …
Kite Soars on Sale to Gilead – Biotech MoversTheStreet.com
Gilead Makes Long-Awaited Splash With $12B Bet on Kite, Cell TherapyXconomy
Gilead is buying Santa Monica biotech firm Kite Pharma for $11.9 billionLos Angeles Times
STLtoday.com –Proactive Investors UK
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Gilead agrees to buy Kite Pharma, leaping into CAR–T cancer therapy
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With the Kite deal, Gilead becomes a player in a new type of blockbuster cancer treatment in which a patient’s own immune cells are re-engineered to recognize and kill cancer cells — a technology known as CAR–T. Kite’s lead therapy, known as axi-cel, …
Gilead to Buy Kite for Promising Cancer Therapies in $12 Billion DealNew York Times
Gilead to buy Kite Pharma for about $12 billionSTLtoday.com
Gilead Sciences to Acquire Israeli Cancer Curing Kite Pharma for $11.9 BillionThe Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
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TEDGlobal: The computer that can smell explosives
BBC News
“We think that the processing power that is going to run the robots of the future will be synthetic biology-based and we are laying the foundations for that today.” The fusion of biology and technology gained headlines recently when Elon Musk, chief …
Computer of Future which will smell explosives like dogs—TED GlobalRS-Tech (press release) (blog)

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