On January 11, 2021 Myeloid Therapeutics, Inc., a company harnessing and reprogramming myeloid cells to treat cancers, and MaxCyte, Inc., a global cell-based therapies and life sciences company, reported the signing of a clinical and commercial licensing agreement (Press release, Myeloid Therapeutics, JAN 11, 2021, View Source [SID1234573860]).
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Myeloid Therapeutics will obtain non-exclusive clinical and commercial rights to use MaxCyte’s Flow Electroporation technology and ExPERT platform. This agreement enables Myeloid to advance its pipeline programs, including for engineered cell therapies targeting solid tumors, T cell lymphoma, and glioblastoma. In return, MaxCyte is entitled to receive undisclosed development and approval milestones, and sales-based payments, along with other licensing fees.
Myeloid’s ATAK platform leverages the unique power of myeloid cells to help patients fighting cancers that, until now, have been very difficult to treat. By targeting myeloid cells, the technology allows for diverse applications and Myeloid’s pipeline expansion is ongoing.
"We are very excited to be working with MaxCyte, an established leader in cell engineering. This agreement provides long-term access to MaxCyte’s unique electroporation technology platform, representing an important enabling step in the continued clinical advancement of targeted cell-based therapies, for patients with few if no options," said Daniel Getts, PhD, CEO of Myeloid. "The ease of use and integration of MaxCyte instruments into our workflow allows us to envision rapid-same-day turnaround of cell treatments for patients presenting with aggressive tumors."
Doug Doerfler, President & CEO of MaxCyte, said: "We are proud to support Myeloid’s work and are excited about the company’s novel approach to engineering and harnessing the innate capabilities of the myeloid cell. This agreement represents an important achievement for MaxCyte as it expands the use of our next-generation technology platform to support engineering in novel cell types. Myeloid’s ATAK technology is being developed for several critical applications in cancer."
MaxCyte’s ExPERT instrument portfolio represents the next generation of leading, clinically validated, electroporation technology for complex and scalable cell engineering. By delivering high transfection efficiency, seamless scalability and enhanced functionality, the ExPERT platform delivers the high-end performance essential to enable the next wave of biological and cellular therapeutics.