Galapagos Media reports Paul Stoffels behind non-binding offer for cell therapy unit
According to media reports, Paul Stoffels, Galapagos' previous CEO, has assembled a group of investors to bid for the company's cell therapy business. After joining Galapagos in 2022, Paul Stoffels pivoted the company towards cell therapies and focussed the company's efforts on de-centralised CAR-T manufacturing as a way to broaden access to such treatments. Following his resignation earlier this year, he now has placed a non-binding offer for the cell therapy business which is under strategic review. Financing for a potential deal has not yet been finalised, and binding offers are expected in the coming weeks, where Galapagos expects to update the market on the outcome of the strategic review for the cell therapy business no later than 5 November, alongside its 3Q25 update. € 37 TP and ACCUMULATE maintained.Galapagos is a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialized in the discovery and development of small molecule medicines with novel modes of action, addressing disease areas of high unmet medical need. Execution on its proprietary drug target discovery platform has delivered a pipeline that consists of three Phase 2, three Phase 1, five pre-clinical, and 20 discovery programs in inflammation, cystic fibrosis, or CF, osteoarthritis, and other indications. Co.'s highly flexible platform offers applicability across a broad set of therapeutic areas. Co.'s programs include filgotinib, GLPG1837, GLPG1690, GLPG2222, GLPG1972.
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