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TAMPA, FLORIDA & STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – October 22, 2020 – Vycellix, Inc., an immuno-centric discovery life science company with a focus on natural killer cell-based (NK cell) therapeutics, today announced that its Chairman & CEO, Evren Alici, M.D., Ph.D., will present at the upcoming Allogeneic Cell Therapies Summit. The Conference, which will be held as a virtual event on October 26-28, is focused on the clinical and commercial development of engineered allogeneic cell therapies with improved manufacturing and commercialization to benefit patients in need.
Vycellix Presentation Details:
Event: Allogeneic Cell Therapies Summit (virtual conference)
Presenter: Evren Alici, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman & CEO, Vycellix, Inc.
Day/Time: Wednesday, October 28 at 12pm ET
Track: Manufacturing Track
Title: Scaling Up & Scaling Out NK Cell Based Products for Clinical Use
Link: https://allogeneic-cell-therapies.com/program/agenda/day-two/
Dr. Alici’s presentation will include discussion reporting on Vycellix’s VY-UC platform, designed to generate immune-privileged universal cells without altering the components that control self-recognition (HLA). Cells modified by VY-UC avoid immune recognition of grafted cells without impacting HLA while conserving viability, functionality, and persistence. The Company has achieved proof-of-concept for VY-UC in a range of effector cell-based immunotherapies including T cells, CAR-T and NK cells.
Dr. Alici is group leader in Hematology at Karolinska Institutet (KI), Department of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden. He also serves as co-director of NextGenNK, an international Competence Center for the development of next-generation NK cell-based cancer immunotherapies based at KI.
For more information, please visit: www.Vycellix.com and follow our Twitter feed at: @Vycellix.About Vycellix™, Inc.
Vycellix is a private, immuno-centric discovery life science company, advancing the development of transformational platform technologies to enhance and optimize next-generation cell & gene-based therapies, including T cell and natural killer (NK) cell-based cancer therapies.
Forward Looking Statements:
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Vycellix Corporate Contact:
Douglas W. Calder, President
Phone: (772)-418-6302
Email: [email protected]