Duke, AIS Announce Collaboration To Build Cell Processing Center

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 4 No 8
Volume 4
Issue 8

DURHAM, NC--Duke University Medical Center and ExVivo Therapies have announced a collaboration to construct and operate a cell processing center, the first on the East Coast. ExVivo is a joint venture between Applied Immune Sciences (AIS) and Rhône-Poulenc Rorer.

DURHAM, NC--Duke University Medical Center and ExVivo Therapieshave announced a collaboration to construct and operate a cellprocessing center, the first on the East Coast. ExVivo is a jointventure between Applied Immune Sciences (AIS) and Rhône-PoulencRorer.

The Durham center, due for completion in late 1995, will processcells to be used in clinical trials of cell and gene therapiesfor certain forms of cancer, AIDS, and other diseases.

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