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Regulatory News:
Cellectis (Paris:ALCLS) (NASDAQ:CLLS) (Alternext: ALCLS; Nasdaq: CLLS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing immunotherapies based on gene edited CAR T-cells (UCART), today announced that the Company’s founder, Chairman and CEO, Dr. André Choulika, has been selected as a speaker for the 2017 Milken Institute Global Conference. Dr. Choulika will participate as a panelist for a session titled, “Humankind vs. Cancer: The Scorecard” on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 10 a.m. local time.
This panel will focus on both the opportunities and challenges that come with fighting cancer using new targeted therapies and breakthrough immuno-oncology drugs, addressing questions such as: Why do many breakthrough treatments work for some patients but not others? What are some of the risks that are associated with emerging treatments? Can patients, governments and insurers continue to meet the rising costs of cancer treatment? Will the changes in administration impact commitments that are made through the Cancer MoonShot and 21st Century Cures Act?
Dr. Choulika’s selection as a speaker was based on his contribution to and impact on the global healthcare and life sciences industries through Cellectis’ development and therapeutic application of allogeneic, off-the-shelf CAR T-cell immunotherapies that target cancer. With this process, T-cells from healthy donors are genetically edited with Cellectis’ proprietary TALEN® technology to seek and destroy cancer cells.
The 20th Annual Milken Institute Global Conference will take place on Sunday, April 30, to Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.
About Cellectis
Cellectis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing immunotherapies based on gene-edited CAR T-cells (UCART). The company’s mission is to develop a new generation of cancer therapies based on engineered T-cells. Cellectis capitalizes on its 17 years of expertise in genome engineering - based on its flagship TALEN® products and meganucleases as well as its pioneering electroporation PulseAgile technology - to create a new generation of immunotherapies. CAR technologies are designed to target surface antigens expressed on cells. Using its life-science-focused, pioneering genome-engineering technologies, Cellectis’ goal is to create innovative products in multiple fields and with various target markets.
Cellectis is listed on the Nasdaq market (ticker: CLLS) and on the NYSE Alternext market (ticker: ALCLS). To find out more about us, visit our website: www.cellectis.com
Talking about gene editing? We do it. TALEN® is a registered trademark owned by the Cellectis Group
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