New Company Joins With RPR To Develop Intrabody Technology

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COLLEGEVILLE, Penn--Intra-immune Therapies, Inc., a new company formed by Dr. Wayne Marasco, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has joined the Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Gencell network to help accelerate the development of its innovate intrabody, or intracellular antibody, technology.

COLLEGEVILLE, Penn--Intra-immune Therapies, Inc., a new companyformed by Dr. Wayne Marasco, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,has joined the Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Gencell network to helpaccelerate the development of its innovate intrabody, or intracellularantibody, technology.

An intrabody is an engineered human antibody that works insidea cell, offering the potential for blocking molecular changesthat can lead to dis-eases such as cancer.

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