Embracing Rival Programs, Juno Ventures Forth With Talk Of Cancer Cure
Executive Summary
The richly funded start-up is an unlikely collaboration between rival oncology research centers, both with immunotherapy programs that require complicated cell therapy processes. Coming together under one roof doesn’t mean the competition has ended.
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