ROCKVILLE, Md., May 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Gene Technologies, a leading gene and cell therapy company based in Rockville, Md., was granted a second patent for its unique molecule, methods, and cell process for its HIV program. This patent further protects AGT’s lentiviral vector and proprietary process for generating autologous cell products to treat HIV… [Read More]
AGT Launches Oncology Science Advisory Group to Accelerate Research For A Cancer Cure
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, March 25, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — American Gene Technologies (AGT), a leading gene and cell therapy biotech company based in Rockville, Md., has established an advisory group for the advancement of immunotherapies that activate gamma-delta (γδ) T cells to attack a variety of tumors including liver, prostate, and breast cancers. This is… [Read More]
AGT Granted Fifth Patent Protecting Its Immunotherapy Cancer Cure Asset
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, March 21, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — American Gene Technologies (AGT) recently was awarded a fifth immuno-oncology patent (“Methods and Composition for the Activation of Gamma Delta T cells” US10137144) to protect its lead asset in immunotherapy for cancer. This patent further validates the advances AGT has made towards the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases…. [Read More]
Second Patient Cured of HIV and The Implications for American Gene Technologies’s AGT103-T
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, March 8, 2019 / American Gene Technologies (AGT) is pleased to see the release of information about a second individual cured of HIV in London–recently reported in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. The patient was treated with a bone marrow transplant from a CCR5-Δ32 donor. The London Patient… [Read More]
American Gene Technologies Signs Research Agreement with NIAID for Experimental HIV/AIDS Cure Strategy
AGT signed Research Collaboration Agreement with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for studies on AGT’s cell and gene therapy for HIV/AIDS. ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, February 14, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — American Gene Technologies (AGT) recently signed a Research Collaboration Agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the… [Read More]
American Gene Technologies To Attend 2019 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, January 7, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — American Gene Technologies announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Galvin, will attend the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, held at the Westin St. Francis between January 7-10 in San Francisco, California. American Gene Technologies invitation to attend the conference follows recent discussions with J.P. Morgan and other biotechnology… [Read More]
American Gene Technologies Granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Phenylketonuria
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, October 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ — American Gene Technologies (AGT), a leading gene and cell therapy company in the discovery and development of lentiviral vector based therapeutics, announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received orphan-drug designation #DRU-2018-6572 for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU) using its proprietary, lentiviral vector based technology…. [Read More]
American Gene Technologies to Present at 2018 Cell and Gene Meeting On The Mesa
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ — American Gene Technologies announced today that its Chief Science Officer C. David Pauza, Ph.D. will present at the annual Partnering Forum, part of the Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa to be held October 3-5 in La Jolla, California. Dr. Pauza’s presentation will cover recent progress on AGT’s HIV cure and… [Read More]
Immunotherapy CEO Jeff Galvin Joins The Board of Directors of the Cancer Support Community
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ — Jeff Galvin, a former Silicon Valley CEO, and now a leader in the field of gene and cell therapy to cure cancer and other human diseases, has joined the Board of Directors of the Cancer Support Community (CSC). Galvin’s biotech company, American Gene Technologies International Inc. (AGT), is striving to… [Read More]
American Gene Technologies (AGT) Granted Three New Patents in its HIV Cure and Immuno-oncology Programs
ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, August 22, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ — AGT announces the receipt of three foundational patents. Two new patents focus on the immuno-oncology program and add to AGT’s broad protection for its unique process of activating gamma delta T cells to attack solid tumors (“Methods and Composition for the Activation of Gamma Delta T… [Read More]
