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Subsidiary Calyxt, Acquires Land for New Headquarters Facility
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2016--Regulatory News:
Cellectis (Paris:ALCLS) (NASDAQ:CLLS) (Alternext: ALCLS - Nasdaq: CLLS),
a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing immunotherapies based
on gene edited CAR T-cells (UCART), announced today that its wholly
owned subsidiary, Calyxt, Inc., has closed on the purchase of a 10-acre
parcel in the St. Paul suburb of Roseville to build its new headquarters
The new facility, which should be operational around mid-2017, will be
comprised of a 35,000 square-foot office and lab building, with
greenhouses and outdoor research plots.
Calyxt, Inc., is a Minnesota-based company focused on developing
healthier food products to benefit both consumers and growers.
To find out more about Calyxt, please visit their website: www.calyxt.com
Cellectis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing
immunotherapies based on gene edited CAR-T cells (UCART). The company's
mission is to develop a new generation of cancer therapies based on
engineered T-cells. Cellectis capitalizes on its 16 years of expertise
in genome engineering - based on its flagship TALEN products and
meganucleases and pioneering electroporation PulseAgile technology - to
create a new generation of immunotherapies. CAR technologies are
designed to target surface antigens expressed on cells. Using its
life-science-focused, pioneering genome-engineering technologies,
Cellectis' goal is to create innovative products in multiple fields and
with various target markets. Cellectis S.A. is listed on the Nasdaq
Global Market (ticker: CLLS) and on the NYSE Alternext market (ticker:
ALCLS). To find out more about us, visit our website: www.cellectis.com
Talking about gene editing? We do it.
TALEN is a registered
trademark owned by the Cellectis Group.
This press release and the information contained herein do not
constitute an offer to sell or subscribe, or a solicitation of an offer
to buy or subscribe, for shares in Cellectis in any country. This press
release contains forward-looking statements that relate to the Company's
objectives based on the current expectations and assumptions of the
Company's management only and involve risk and uncertainties that could
cause the Company to fail to achieve the objectives expressed by the
forward-looking statements above.
Jennifer Moore, 917-580-1088
KCSA Strategic Communications
Harnest, 646-385-9008
VP Finance and Investor Relations