Astellas and Poseida Therapeutics Enter Into Research Collaboration and License Agreement to Develop Novel Allogeneic Cell Therapies in Oncology

TOKYO and SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, "Astellas") and Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSTX, President and CEO: Kristin Yarema, "Poseida") today announced that Xyphos Biosciences, Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary of Astellas, "Xyphos") and Poseida have entered into a research collaboration and license agreement to develop novel CAR^® programs by combining the innovative cell therapy platforms from each of the companies.