CPTx & NanoCell Therapeutics Project Awarded EU Funding for Innovative In Vivo CAR T Therapy with Immune-Silent Single-Stranded DNA

On August 14, 2025 CPTx, a biotechnology company developing in vivo genetic medicines built with programmable single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), reported the QUIET-CAR collaborative project with NanoCell Therapeutics has received a Eurostars Grant from the European Union through the Horizon Europe program and Eureka Network (Press release, CPTx Bio, AUG 14, 2025, View Source [SID1234655419]). The focus of the QUIET-CAR project is development of targeted lipid nanoparticles carrying novel immune-silent ssDNA for in vivo CAR T therapy.

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"CPTx is committed to bringing in vivo CAR T therapies to patients through our proprietary pipeline development programs and now also through the QUIET-CAR project with NanoCell," said Hendrik Dietz, CEO of CPTx. "The QUIET-CAR project represents another innovative approach to CAR T, and we look forward to advancing it together. Being selected from so many high-quality submissions underscores the promise of the project and the strength of our technology."

Eurostars, part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs and supported by Horizon Europe, is a funding initiative to accelerate transnational innovation. With participation from 37 countries, the program selects only the most promising technological breakthroughs, evaluated by independent experts. The selection of the CPTx – NanoCell project from more than 120 proposals reflects QUIET-CAR’s strong scientific and clinical potential across oncology and autoimmune diseases. NanoCell Therapeutics is a privately held biotechnology company pioneering transformative in vivo cell engineering through its non-viral, DNA-based gene therapy platform, primarily targeting oncology and autoimmune diseases.