Orgenesis Announces Collaboration Agreement with Savicell to License and Deploy its ImmunoBiopsy™ Platform
GERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orgenesis Inc. (NASDAQ: ORGS) (“Orgenesis” or the “Company”), a global biotech company working to unlock the full potential of cell and gene therapies, has entered into a collaboration agreement (“Agreement”) with Savicell Diagnostics Ltd. (“Savicell”) to deploy Savicell’s patented ImmunoBiopsy™ immunometabolism platform with a goal of: (i) developing and validating diagnostic kits for enhanced quality control (QC) and monitoring purposes to be used by Orgenesis in manufacturing and processing of its cell and gene therapies; (ii) developing new assays to enhance the potency of cell and gene therapies for use within its point-of-care (POCare) platform; and (iii) developing companion diagnostics for potential enhanced patient targeting of cell and gene therapies.
- Specifically, T cells change their pathways to create metabolic energy (ATP molecules) to enable them to potentially kill cancer.
- This shift into the glycolysis cycle enables faster production of energy for immediate utilization than in other cycles.
- Vered Caplan, CEO of Orgenesis, stated, Savicells ImmunoBiopsy platform has shown promise in early detection of cancer.
- We look forward to leveraging this technology in a number of key areas within our POCare platform.