Mustang Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the translation of medical breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies into potential cures for hematologic cancers, solid tumors, and rare genetic diseases. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts and currently employs 6 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2017-08-22. The firm has partnered with medical institutions to advance the development of chimeric antigen receptor modified T cell (CAR T) therapies. Its pipeline is focused in two core areas: CAR T therapies for autoimmune diseases and hematologic malignancies and CAR T therapies for solid tumors. The company is developing a CAR T therapy for hematologic malignancies and autoimmune diseases in partnership with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center targeting CD20 and for solid tumors in partnership with City of Hope National Medical Center targeting IL13Ra2. The company has also partnered with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for a herpes simplex virus type 1 oncolytic virus to enhance the activity of MB-101 for the treatment of patients with high-grade malignant brain tumors.
