Celdara Medical, LLC today announced that the first DRIVEN Accelerator Hub Participant Company, CairnSurgical, Inc., has closed a Series A investment led by Morningside Group.

Cardio3 BioSciences (C3BS) (Euronext Brussels and Paris: CARD), a leader in the discovery and development of cell therapies, today announced the acquisition of OnCyte, LLC a division of Celdara Medical, and its portfolio of immuno-oncology CAR T cell product candidates.

Celdara Medical, LLC today announced that DRIVEN Accelerator Hub Participant Company, CoreMap, has closed a Series A investment of $10.5 M led by Qure Ventures.

Lebanon, NH: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Celdara Medical, LLC a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for development of broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides to combat chronic lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Celdara Medical, LLC today announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a two-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to fund the development of the novel, parasite-derived, antigen-sparing protein adjuvant ASP-1 for flu vaccines.

Celdara Medical, LLC today announced that it has successfully concluded negotiations with Celyad SA (Euronext Brussels and Paris, and NASDAQ:CYAD) related to their ongoing partnership for discovery and development of CAR T cell therapies.

Daiichi Sankyo, Co., Ltd., Virtici, LLC and Celdara Medical, LLC announced today that they have entered into a collaboration to jointly investigate novel therapeutic candidates and thereby further strengthen the Daiichi Sankyo developmental pipeline across multiple therapeutic areas.

Today Virtici, Celdara Medical and MBV announced their formation of the first collaborative nationwide network for the development of early stage biotechnologies. The goals are simple: to improve human health by identifying the highest potential innovations in medicine and developing them into the clinic.