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Affimed, Genentech Enter Cancer Collaboration

Affimed will receive $96 million upfront and is eligible for up to an additional $5 billion

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Affimed has entered into a collaboration agreement with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to develop and commercialize novel NK cell engager-based immunotherapeutics to treat multiple cancers. Affimed will apply its proprietary Redirected Optimized Cell Killing (ROCK) platform, which enables the generation of both NK cell and T cell-engaging antibodies, to discover and advance innate immune cell engager-based immunotherapeutics of interest to Genentech. The collaboration includes candid...

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