John Leonard, Intellia CEO

Build­ing on CRISPR suc­cess, In­tel­lia inks deal for new man­u­fac­tur­ing fa­cil­i­ty in Waltham, MA

Just days af­ter In­tel­lia grant­ed the rights of some of its CRISPR-edit­ed nat­ur­al killer cells for on­col­o­gy, it’s en­ter­ing a lease agree­ment to build a 140,000 square-foot fa­cil­i­ty for its CRISPR-based ther­a­pies.

The new fa­cil­i­ty will be in Waltham, MA, and open in 2024. It will sup­port pre­clin­i­cal through com­mer­cial sup­ply in vi­vo and ex vi­vo, and af­ter it gains reg­u­la­to­ry ap­proval, will help sup­port the ex­pand­ing pipeline and com­mer­cial readi­ness by adding more ca­pac­i­ty and ca­pa­bil­i­ties.

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