AUSTIN, Texas & HAMILTON, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Triumvira Immunologics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing a novel platform for engineering T cells to attack multiple cancers, today announced a strategic relationship with the Centre for Commercialisation of Cancer Immunotherapy (C3i), a catalyst for accelerating market access of breakthrough innovations to fight cancer. Under the terms of the agreement, C3i will deliver cell therapy products for Triumvira’s global Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials and has committed to underwrite an investment in the company.
“We are very pleased to be working with C3i for the manufacturing at the Centre of Excellence in Cellular Therapy (CETC) GMP manufacturing facility. It is critical for us to have a supplier with specific expertise in cellular therapies, including cancer immunotherapies,” said Paul Lammers, MD, MSc, President & CEO, Triumvira. “As we work toward our goal of entering clinical development in 2019, we understand the importance of securing sufficient product from a state-of-the-art facility.”