Genezen Acquires uniQure's Commercial Gene Therapy Manufacturing Operations in Lexington, MA

Zydus Lifesciences Acquires Agenus' U.S. Biologics Manufacturing Facilities and Launches Zylidac Bio LLC

January 16, 2026

Biotechnology

Zydus Lifesciences Limited has completed purchase agreements with Agenus Inc. to acquire Agenus' biologics manufacturing facilities and operations in Emeryville and Berkeley, California, and has established a U.S. CDMO subsidiary, Zylidac Bio LLC, to operate the assets. The deal includes exclusive manufacturing arrangements for Agenus' Phase 3 immuno-oncology candidates (botensilimab and balstilimab), exclusive commercialization rights for those assets in India and Sri Lanka, and an equity investment in Agenus via Zynext Ventures; regulatory approvals including CFIUS clearance were secured.

Ampersand Capital Partners Leads $18.5M Growth Investment in Genezen

November 2, 2023

Biotechnology

Genezen closed an $18.5 million follow-on growth equity financing led by Ampersand Capital Partners to accelerate expansion of its viral vector development and GMP manufacturing capabilities. The capital will support build-out and technology investments at Genezen's facilities (including the Fishers, Indiana GMP viral vector site) to scale retroviral, lentiviral and AAV vector production and support additional customer programs.

Charles River Laboratories Acquires Vigene Biosciences

May 17, 2021

Biotechnology

Charles River Laboratories agreed to acquire Vigene Biosciences, a Rockville, Maryland-based gene therapy CDMO, for $292.5 million in cash plus up to $57.5 million in contingent payments. The acquisition expands Charles River's cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing capabilities—adding CGMP viral vector and plasmid DNA production—and is expected to close in early Q3 2021.

WuXi AppTec Completes Acquisition of OXGENE

March 2, 2021

Biotechnology

WuXi AppTec, via its cell and gene therapy unit WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXi ATU), completed the acquisition of Oxford-based OXGENE on March 2, 2021. The purchase brings OXGENE's gene-therapy discovery and viral-vector manufacturing technologies into WuXi ATU, expanding its capabilities and establishing its first European facility to better serve global cell and gene therapy customers.

Ampersand Capital Partners Invests in Genezen Laboratories

January 5, 2021

Biotechnology

Ampersand Capital Partners has made a majority growth-equity investment in Genezen Laboratories, a cell and gene therapy CDMO, to fund completion of a 25,000 sq. ft. cGMP lentiviral vector production facility and expand process development and analytical testing capabilities. The capital will support Genezen's capability expansion across upstream/downstream processing, analytical testing, and cGMP vector production to serve early‑phase and growth-stage cell and gene therapy developers.

BioAgilytix Acquires Cambridge Biomedical

November 4, 2019

Healthcare Services

BioAgilytix, a GHO Capital portfolio company, has acquired Cambridge Biomedical, a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based clinical research organisation specializing in large-molecule bioanalysis. The deal expands BioAgilytix's laboratory capacity and capabilities (including CLIA/CAP/GLP capabilities and PCR/molecular suites), broadens its geographic footprint into the Boston/Cambridge biotech cluster, and strengthens its cell- and gene-therapy bioanalytical offerings.