Turnstone Biologics Acquires Novel Cell Therapy Platform

Turnstone Biologics Corp., a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of cancer immunotherapies, today announced that it has acquired California-based Myst Therapeutics, a privately held biotechnology company focused on advancing novel T-cell therapies for solid tumors. The acquisition adds a pipeline of innovative TIL programs to Turnstone’s portfolio of oncolytic virus candidates. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition of Myst will see an integration of talent across Turnstone’s senior management and R&D teams. Myst CEO, TJ Langer, will join Turnstone’s senior leadership team as Senior Vice President, Cell Therapy Development and External Innovation. About Turnstone Biologics Turnstone Biologics, a privately held clinical stage biotech company, is developing breakthrough cancer immunotherapies by advancing two leading and complementary platforms that drive innate and adaptive tumor immunity, to provide benefit to the millions of cancer patients underserved by current treatment options. Turnstone’s proprietary vaccinia virus platform is engineered to drive coordinated immune activation, potent viral activity, and local expression of encoded therapeutics. The innovative TIL cell therapy platform leverages clinically validated treatment protocols and has been specifically designed to extend beyond the use of bulk TILs to enrich for the most relevant T-cells for tumor eradication, preserving broad antigen diversity and minimizing time to treatment for patients. The Company has an ongoing Phase 1/2a trial in solid tumors (RAPTOR) for its leading oncolytic virus candidate, RIVAL-01, and is expecting to file an IND for the lead TIL therapy candidate, TIDAL-01, in 2021. For more information, please visit www.turnstonebio.com, and follow Turnstone on LinkedIn.
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