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VectorBuilder and Landau join forces to create primate gene therapy research center

By Brian Buntz | September 22, 2021

VectorBuildingRecombinant vector specialist VectorBuilder and Landau Biotechnology, which develops nonhuman primate models for clinical research, have entered into a strategic partnership. The two companies will collaborate on establishing a primate gene therapy R&D center.

VectorBuilder is based in Chicago and has facilities in Germany, Japan and China. Landau Biotechnology is headquartered in China.

The center will focus on the development of platforms for vector screening and optimization and offer a range of contract research organization–based services for cell- and gene-therapy companies. It will also offer in vivo screening of nonhuman primate to identify potential gene delivery vectors for human clinical use.

Nonhuman primate vectors have received attention during the COVID-19 pandemic given the use of such technology in the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, the vaccine uses a modified chimpanzee adenovirus ChAdOx1 vector developed at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford.

Earlier this year, VectorBuilder created a strategic partnership with Univercells Technologies to optimize the production of custom viral vectors for cell and gene therapies and vaccines.


Filed Under: Biospecimens, Drug Discovery, Drug Discovery and Development
Tagged With: covid-19, Landau Biotechnology, primate gene therapy, R&D, VectorBuilder
 

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