List of Lentiviral Vector (LVV) Companies in Australia - 4

Arovella Therapeutics (ASX: ALA) is the only Australian biotech developing an iNKT cell therapy platform to create therapies for people to live longer, healthier lives.

Carina Biotech An Australian clinical stage immunotherapy company established to research and develop chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies to treat solid cancers. Carina are working towards producing broad-spectrum CAR-T therapies that can be used to treat multiple solid cancers yet are patient-specific and result in little, if any, off-cancer damage. Using its proprietary platforms, Carina is also developing technologies to improve access to, and infiltration of, solid cancers, and to enhance CAR-T cell manufacturing. We are working to… 1. Expand the clinical indications for T cell therapies 2. Improve the commercial viability of T cell therapies by developing supporting technologies that make T cell therapies more effective or economically viable Headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, Carina has strong T cell R&D capability across a network of research providers and collaborators including leading scientists at the UniSA, the Women's & Children's Hospital in Adelaide, the University of Adelaide, the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in NSW and the Seattle Children's Hospital in the United States.

Cartherics works to create precisely-defined immunotherapy treatments to combat a variety of cancers. We take a multi-platform approach combining the best components of immune defences utilising gene editing and CAR technology. Our team has strong backgrounds in research, development, and product commercialisation. And we partner with leading commercial and academic groups with complementary technology to push the boundaries of cell therapy for cancer.

CSL is a leading global biotechnology company with a dynamic portfolio of lifesaving medicines, including those that treat haemophilia and immune deficiencies, vaccines to prevent influenza, and therapies in iron deficiency, dialysis and nephrology. Since our start in 1916, we have been driven by our promise to save lives using the latest technologies. Today, CSL – including our businesses, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus, CSL Plasma and CSL Vifor – provides lifesaving products to patients in more than 100 countries and employs 32,000 people. Our unique combination of commercial strength, R&D focus and operational excellence enables us to identify, develop and deliver innovations so our patients can live life to the fullest.