In Dec 2017, Neon signed clinical research collaborative with Merck (known as MSD) to evaluate Neon Therapeutics proprietary personal neoantigen vaccine, NEO-PV-01, in combination with Mercks anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDAë (pembrolizumab), along with chemotherapy. Additional details were not disclosed.
In July 2017, CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP) and Neon signed a research collaboration to explore the combination of each companys proprietary technologies to develop novel T cell therapies.
In July 2017, Neon signed clinical research collaborative with Apexigen, Inc., to evaluate Neon Therapeutics proprietary personal neoantigen vaccine, NEO-PV-01, in combination with Apexigens CD40 agonist antibody, APX005M, for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma.
Neon Therapeutics signs non-exclusive research collaboration with Vedantra Pharmaceuticals to Develop Novel Cancer Immunotherapies combining Vedantras cutting-edge, lymph node targeting amphiphile technology with Neons innovative capabilities in neoantigen vaccine research.
In Feb 2016, Neon signed collaborative research agreement with Netherlands Cancer Institutes (NKI) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital and Amsterdam Biotherapeutics Unit to combine complementary capabilities to develop personalized T cell therapies.
In Feb 2016, Neon signed collaborative research agreement with Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation for its technology to be utilized across Neon Therapeutics pipeline. The technology utilizes ultraviolet light-based exchange for fast and simple generation of large series of peptide-MHC complexes for in vitro and ex vivo detection and characterization of antigen-specific T cells.
In Dec 2015, Neon Therapeutics, singed a clinical trial collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb to evaluate the combination of Neon Therapeutics proprietary personalized neoantigen vaccine, NEO-PV-01, and Opdivoë (nivolumab), a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor. Additional details of the collaboration were not disclosed.