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Lilly, Sangamo Enter Capsid License Agreement

Will leverage STAC-BBB to deliver genomic medicines for diseases of the central nervous system.

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By: Charlie Sternberg

Associate Editor

Sangamo Therapeutics Inc., a genomic medicine company, has entered into a license agreement with Eli Lilly and Company, allowing Lilly to leverage Sangamo’s novel proprietary neurotropic adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid, STAC-BBB, which has demonstrated potent blood-brain barrier penetration and neuronal transduction in nonhuman primates. The agreement grants Lilly a worldwide exclusive license to utilize the STAC-BBB capsid for one initial target, with the right to add up to four addition...

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