Sorrento to Acquire SmartPharm and Develop Pipeline of Gene-Encoded Therapeutic Antibodies Targeting COVID-19 and Cancer
Shots: Sorrento enters into letter of intent to acquire SmartPharm and develops pipeline of gene-encoded therapeutic Ab, initiating with Sorrento’s STI-1499 or COVI-GUARD, currently preclinical studies with an IND submission targeted for Aug’2020. The transaction is expected to be close in Aug’2020. The integration of Sorrento’s G-MAB Ab library and SmartPharm’s GET platform is expected […]