Roche acquires Posieda Therapeutics
Roche announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. a public clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering donor-derived CAR-T cell therapies
Based in San Diego, California, Poseida’s R&D portfolio includes pre-clinical and clinical-stage off-the-shelf (also referred to as allogeneic) CAR-T therapies across several therapeutic areas including haematological malignancies, solid tumours, and autoimmune disease, as well as manufacturing capabilities and technology platforms.The acquisition builds on the existing partnership between Roche and Poseida following the collaboration and licence agreement established in 2022, which focuses on developing off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapies to address medical needs of patients with haematological malignancies.