Iovance Biotherapeutics

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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
FormerlyLion Biotechnologies, Inc.
Company type Public
Industry
Founded2007;18 years ago (2007)
Headquarters San Carlos, California, U.S.
Key people
 Steven Rosenberg
Number of employees
319 (December 31, 2021)
Website iovance.com

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical startup based in San Carlos, California. The company works to develop tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies against cancer. [1] [2]

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History

The company was founded in 2007 as Genesis Biopharma. In 2013, Lion merged with Genesis Biopharma аnd became lion bio Pharma, which was then rebranded to Iovance in 2017. [3]

In 2024, the US FDA gave accelerated approval to Lifileucel, the company's tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte drug for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Garber, Ken (7 August 2019). "Pursuit of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte immunotherapy speeds up". Nature Biotechnology . Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Adelman, Jacob (29 May 2019). "New Navy Yard lab and office complex planned for Calif. cell-therapy research firm Iovance". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Genesis Biopharma Announces Completion of Merger with Lion Biotechnologies". www.businesswire.com. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  4. ↑ Mullard, Asher (2024-02-19). "FDA approves first tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, bolstering hopes for cell therapies in solid cancers" . Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. doi:10.1038/d41573-024-00035-1. PMID   38374249.
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