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Celgene Corporation / Bristol Myers Squibb

2015 · Licensing/Option · $2.0B · Complete

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Jul 13, 2015 Drug Development & Delivery Bullish

Celgene and Juno announce 10-year collaboration for CAR-T immunotherapies with $1B total investment.

Apr 24, 2026 BioPharm International Bullish

Celgene to pay $1 billion for decade-long partnership with Juno Therapeutics to develop immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

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Celgene and Juno Therapeutics entered a global collaboration for CAR-T and TCR cell therapies. Celgene paid $150M upfront plus $850M in equity investment, with up to $1B in milestones. Celgene gained options to co-develop/co-commercialize candidates including liso-cel (Breyanzi). Celgene subsequently acquired Juno for $9B in January 2018, and BMS acquired Celgene in 2019 inheriting all programs.

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