Takeda to Acquire GammaDelta to Advance the Development of Allogeneic γδT Cell Therapies for the Treatment of Solid Tumors

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• Takeda exercises its option to acquire GammaDelta which includes up front along with development and regulatory milestones. The acquisition is expected to be close in Q1’22
• The acquisition follows a 2017 collaboration b/w Takeda & GammaDelta to develop GammaDelta’s novel γδ T cell therapy platforms. Takeda will obtain GammaDelta’s allogeneic Vδ1 gamma-delta (γδ) T cell therapy platforms including both blood-derived and tissue-derived platforms in addition to early-stage cell therapy programs
• The acquisition will bolster Takeda’s immuno-oncology and innate immune cell therapy portfolio with the addition of γδ T cell therapy platforms for solid tumors & hematological malignancies

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