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Cellogen Therapeutics

New Delhi cell and gene therapy company founded in 2021 developing indigenous bispecific CAR-T therapies for blood cancers; its dual-antigen CD19/CD20 CAR-T is the lead program, with earlier-stage work in beta-thalassemia and sickle-cell disease and GMP manufacturing in Noida.

Headquarters

New Delhi, India

Year Founded

2021

Founders

Gaurav Kharya, Tanveer Ahmad

Country

India

Financial Information

Funding Stage

Venture round

Recent Funding

$2.4M (INR 200M)

Funding By

Kotak Life Sciences Fund I (Kotak Alternate Asset Managers); previously NATCO Pharma

Core Technology

Bispecific CAR-T engineering with dual-antigen targeting and in-house GMP manufacturing

Product Type

Cell Therapy

Pipeline Stage (Very Important)

Preclinical to first-in-human

Regulatory Status

  • IND Filed: Yes
  • FDA/EMA Status: N/A
  • Clinical Trial Registration: Phase I planned with CMC Vellore (India)
  • Patents / IP Status: Not disclosed

Partnerships

Pharma Collaborations

NATCO Pharma (earlier backer)

Academic / Hospital Tie-ups

CMC Vellore (planned Phase I)

CRO/CDMO Partnerships

In-house GMP manufacturing facility in Noida

Market & Differentiation

Indigenous bispecific CAR-T aimed at lowering the cost of blood-cancer cell therapy in India