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Pfizer Inc. / Cellectis SA

2014 · Co-Development · $2.9B · Complete

Outcome grade pending — assessed 5 years post-close.

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Jun 18, 2014 FierceBiotech Bullish

Pfizer 'buys big into CAR-T' with $80M upfront + 10% equity stake + up to $185M per target — characterized as Pfizer's catch-up move against Novartis and Juno.

Apr 04, 2018 Pharmaceutical Commerce Bullish

Pfizer transferred its 16-asset allogeneic CAR-T portfolio (originating from the 2014 Cellectis deal) to Allogene Therapeutics, retaining a 25% stake.

Sep 19, 2022 BioPharma Dive Neutral

BioPharma Dive retrospective on the tangled Pfizer-Cellectis-Servier-Allogene chain, noting that the 2014 deal seeded a category that has yet to deliver…

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Pfizer paid Cellectis $80M upfront plus a 10% equity stake (~$31M) and up to $185M per Pfizer-selected target in milestones across 15 Pfizer-chosen and 4 jointly-developed CAR-T targets. Strategically transformative—Pfizer's largest 2014 immuno-oncology entry and the foundation for what later became Allogene Therapeutics.

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