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Asimov and Lonza announce feasibility-first lentiviral manufacturing collaboration

Asimov and Lonza announced a collaboration on October 2, 2026, to explore lentiviral-vector manufacturing for emerging in vivo applications. The proposed work pairs Asimov’s LV Edge cell-line technology with Lonza’s development and manufacturing capabilities. The partners are still defining a feasibility-first framework and disclosed no named customer program, financial terms or deployment date.

5 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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