Clal Biotechnology Industries: Progress On Multiple Fronts

 | Aug 23, 2018 05:02AM ET

Clal Biotechnology Industries Ltd (TA:CBI) portfolio of investments continues to make headway. MediWound is in advanced discussions with multiple third parties interested for a strategic transaction. With $23m in proceeds from its recent financing, Anchiano Therapeutics (previously BioCanCell) plans to initiate the first of two trials for its lead development programme in H218. Lastly, Gamida Cell recently reported preliminary safety and efficacy data from its donor-derived natural killer (NK) cell expanded ex vivo with nicotinamide (NAM) Phase I study in patients with lymphoma and multiple myeloma.