Astellas and Poseida Therapeutics Announce Strategic Investment to Support Poseida’s Commitment to Redefining Cancer Cell Therapy
“By leveraging our extensive expertise, experience in cancer biology and unique technologies, we are focused on reinvigorating the immune system’s ability to discover, disarm and destroy cancers in more patients. We are pursuing this ambitious goal through innovative and multifunctional modality platforms, using the capabilities at our global R&D sites as well as through partnership with external expert partners,” said Adam Pearson, Chief Strategy Officer, Astellas. “We believe that this investment fits strategically with our long-term vision of expanding our capability in immuno-oncology and will ultimately lead to the development of new therapeutics for patients in need of cancer immunotherapy.”
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