On March 23, 2021 Selexis SA, a JSR Life Sciences company, and Tallac Therapeutics reported that they have signed both a commercial license agreement (CLA) and a service agreement (SA) to advance Tallac’s Toll-like Receptor Agonist Antibody Conjugate (TRAAC) platform, which harnesses the power of innate and adaptive immunity to treat cancer (Press release, Selexis
, MAR 23, 2021, View Source [SID1234577050]). Under the agreements, Tallac will employ Selexis’ proprietary SUREtechnology Platform to develop the research cell banks necessary to bring its immunotherapy candidates for the treatment of solid tumors to the clinic.

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"We are proud to work with Tallac Therapeutics as the company develops new medicines for cancer," said Yemi Onakunle, PhD, MBA, Selexis chief business officer. "Our work with Tallac will allow Selexis to play a role in the advancement of differentiated immunotherapies that are designed to overcome the resistance and lack of response seen in the majority of patients receiving currently available treatments."

Tallac Therapeutics is developing systemically delivered therapeutics with the potential to provide powerful innate and adaptive anti-tumor immunity. The Company’s TRAAC platform currently supports a pipeline of next-generation immunotherapies that have potential for monotherapy and combination approaches across multiple tumor indications.

"As we advance our pipeline of groundbreaking cancer immunotherapies, we chose Selexis as our cell line development partner because of their innovation and scientific expertise, and their proven commitment to the quality, speed, safety and reliability of the technology solutions they provide," said Dr. Hong I. Wan, Tallac Therapeutics president, CEO and co-founder.

Selexis’ modular SUREtechnology Platform facilitates the rapid, stable, and cost-effective production of recombinant proteins and vaccines, providing seamless integration of the development continuum from discovery to commercialization.