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Sorrento and the University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborate for the Preclinical Testing of COVID-19 Therapeutic Candidates

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Sorrento and the University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborate for the Preclinical Testing of COVID-19 Therapeutic Candidates

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  • Sorrento has entered into a research testing agreement with the UTMB for the preclinical testing of Sorrento’s therapeutic product candidates for COVID-19
  • The preclinical testing will be performed in Dr. Paessler’s laboratory at UTMB which Sorrento called "one of only two maximum containment laboratories on a university campus in the US and one of just a few such BSL4 laboratories currently operating in the US
  • Sorrento is currently conducting preclinical development of multiple candidates for COVID-19 across its platforms- including NK cell therapies- NAbs and COVIDTRAP to potentially inhibit the binding of SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein with ACE2 receptors- thereby preventing viral cell entry

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