Just nine drug developers went public in the US during the first quarter of last year, but with the industry boosted by pandemic response, 32 biopharma companies launched IPOs in Q1 of this year.

Achilles Therapeutics is betting that its clonal neoantigen-targeting T cell (cNeT) products, combined with an industrial scale advanced manufacturing capability and predictive bioinformatics platform, will have a transformational impact on patients with solid tumors and metastasized cancer.

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Clinical trials across the board are being impacted by coronavirus and Syncona, the investment powerhouse behind a number of UK cell and gene therapy biotechs, says that its portfolio companies are facing considerable delays.