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SOTIO to Present at BIO-Europe Digital 2020

SOTIO, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group, today announced that Jens Hennecke, chief business officer of SOTIO, is presenting on our lead programs at BIO-Europe Digital being held on October 26-29, 2020. The presentation will be made available on demand on the Bio Europe website and accessible to attendees registered for the event.

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SOTIO Acquires Rights to BOXR CAR-T Platform and Products from Unum Therapeutics

  • SOTIO will establish a T cell therapy R&D Center of Excellence in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
  • Unum’s former chief technology officer Geoff Hodge to join SOTIO to lead BOXR development team and all research and development of the next generation T cell therapies. 
  • Lead program expected to initiate first clinical studies in 2021.
  • Rights to BOXR platform acquired for total of $11.5 million, including $8.1 million upfront and potential $3.4 million in milestones.

SOTIO, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group, today announced that it has acquired the rights to Unum Therapeutics’ (Nasdaq: UMRX) BOXR cell therapy platform and BOXR lead programs to develop novel T cell therapies for the treatment of solid tumors. The proprietary Bolt-on Chimeric Receptor technology incorporates novel transgenes to enhance T cell function in the solid tumor microenvironment. 

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SOTIO Appoints Richard Sachse as Chief Medical Officer

SOTIO, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group, today announced the appointment of Richard Sachse, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Sachse brings more than 25 years of experience in the biopharma industry as a physician and scientist and was most recently the deputy Chief Medical Officer of SOTIO.