Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics to Participate in Grand Opening of Cambridge-Based mRNA Cleanroom Facility Shared with Factor Bioscience
September 09 2021 - 8:30AM
Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American: BTX)
(“Brooklyn”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on exploring the
role that cytokine and gene editing/cell therapy can have in
treating patients with cancer, blood disorders, and monogenic
diseases, today announced that Chief Executive Officer and
President Howard J. Federoff, M.D., Ph.D., will participate in the
grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its mRNA Cleanroom
facility shared with Factor Bioscience in Cambridge, Mass.
“The new mRNA Cleanroom facility is an important part of our
planned R&D operations, and of strategic advantage as we share
the space with Factor Biosciences, from which we have in-licensed
critical mRNA and gene editing technology,” said Dr. Federoff. “We
are also pleased to wish Factor Bioscience and its co-founders,
Drs. Matt Angel and Christopher Rohde, a happy tenth anniversary of
the founding of that company.”
The new facility, which Brooklyn anticipates using to develop
new products for patients with cancer, sickle cell, ARDS and other
diseases using state-of-the-art technology mRNA, gene editing, and
iMSCs, is located at the Factor Bioscience headquarters at 1035
Cambridge Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The facility was
custom designed for Brooklyn’s needs in cell engineering, with
capacity sufficient to support both near- and long-term clinical
development. It was designed with modular flexibility to
accommodate various cell and nucleic acid processes, and to comply
with U.S. performance criteria. The co-location with Factor’s
R&D and process development lab space and internal
manufacturing capacity will provide Brooklyn with production
flexibility and efficiency. The facility provides Brooklyn with
access to 2,700 square feet of contiguous lab space that will
support the creation of seven R&D jobs.
About Brooklyn
ImmunoTherapeuticsBrooklyn is focused on exploring the
role that cytokine, gene editing, and cell therapy can have in
treating patients with cancer, blood disorders, and monogenic
diseases.
Brooklyn’s most advanced program is IRX-2, a
human cell-derived cytokine therapy, studying the safety and
efficacy of IRX-2 in patients with head and neck cancer in Phase
2B. In a Phase 2A clinical trial in head and neck cancer, IRX-2
demonstrated an overall survival benefit. Additional studies are
either underway or planned in other solid tumor cancer
indications.
Brooklyn has multiple next-generation cell and
gene-editing therapies in preclinical development for various
indications including acute respiratory distress syndrome, solid
tumor indications, as well as in vivo gene-editing therapies for
rare genetic diseases. For more information about Brooklyn and its
clinical programs, please visit www.BrooklynITx.com.
Forward-Looking StatementsThe
second and third paragraphs of this release contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements are any statements that are not
statements of historical fact and may be identified by terminology
such as “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “plan,” “possible,”
“potential,” “project,” “will” or other similar words.
Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and
assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not
guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ
materially from those stated or implied in any forward-looking
statement as a result of various factors, including, but not
limited to, uncertainties related to: (i) the evolution of
Brooklyn’s business model into a platform company focused on
cellular, gene editing and cytokine programs; (ii) Brooklyn’s
ability to successfully, cost-effectively and efficiently develop
its technology and products; (iii) Brooklyn’s ability to
successfully commence clinical trials of any products on a timely
basis or at all; (iv) Brooklyn’s ability to successfully fund
and manage the growth of its development activities;
(v) Brooklyn’s ability to obtain regulatory approvals of its
products for commercialization; and (vi) uncertainties related to
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business and financial
condition of Brooklyn, including on the timing and cost of its
clinical trials. You should not rely upon forward-looking
statements as predictions of future events. The forward-looking
statements made in this communication speak only as of the date on
which they were made, and Brooklyn does not undertake any
obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained
herein to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist
after the date hereof, except as may be required by applicable law
or regulation. Factors that may impact Brooklyn's success are more
fully disclosed in Brooklyn's public filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, particularly under the heading “Risk
Factors.”
Investor Relations Contact:CORE
IR516-222-2560investors@brooklynitx.com
Media Contact:Jules AbrahamCORE
IR917-885-7378julesa@coreir.com
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