Calidi Biotherapeutics Receives Funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to Advance SuperNova-1 and NeuroNova-2 Development Programs
“With limited treatment options and poor survival rates, there remains a significant unmet need for the development of effective treatment options for patients suffering from metastatic/unresectable melanoma, triple negative breast cancer, and advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma,” said Boris Minev, M.D., President, Medical and Scientific Affairs of Calidi Biotherapeutics and the principal investigator of this grant. “This generous grant from CIRM will accelerate the further development of SNV1 through our IND application and beyond.”
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