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Charles River Laboratories completes $292.5M Vigene acquisition

By Sean Whooley | June 29, 2021

Charles River LaboratoriesCharles River Laboratories (NYSE:CRL) announced that it completed a $292.5 million acquisition of Vigene Biosciences.

Rockville, Md.-based Vigene, a gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), develops viral vector-based gene delivery systems, with a primary area of expertise in CGMP viral vector manufacturing for gene therapies and gene-modified cell therapies.

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Filed Under: Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Drug Discovery and Development
Tagged With: Charles River Laboratories, Vigene Biosciences
 

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Sean Whooley

Sean Whooley is an associate editor who mainly produces work for MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and Drug Delivery Business News. He received a bachelor's degree in multiplatform journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. You can connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at swhooley@wtwhmedia.com.

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