AstraZeneca signs $2 billion agreement with Quell to develop cell therapies
UK-based Quell will receive $85m upfront from AstraZeneca and is also eligible further $2bn
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said it had signed an agreement with Quell Therapeutics potentially worth more than $2 billion to develop cell therapies that could cure autoimmune diseases.
The agreement includes developing, manufacturing and commercialising cell therapies that have the potential to be curative in type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease indications, the drugmaker said in a statement.
UK-based Quell will receive $85 million upfront from AstraZeneca, and is also eligible to receive over $2 billion for further development and commercialisation milestones, the company added.
