SCG acquires induced pluripotent stem cell tech from Singapore’s A*STAR

Jan. 18, 2022

SCG Cell Therapy Pte. Ltd. has acquired rights to human induced pluripotent stem cell technology from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)’s Accelerate Technologies Pte. Ltd. to support the development of natural killer (NK) cell therapies for leukemia, liver cancer, gastric cancer and other solid tumors.

SCG acquires induced pluripotent stem cell tech from Singapore’s A*STAR

Jan. 14, 2022

By David Ho

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