Legend Biotech Corporation

Legend Biotech Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes novel cell therapies for oncology and other indications in the United States, China, and Europe. Its lead product candidate is ciltacabtagene autoleucel, or cilta-cel, which is a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) therapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). The company also has a portfolio of earlier-stage autologous CAR-T product candidates targeting various cancers, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, small cell lung cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer. In addition, it develops allogeneic gamma delta CAR-T and allogeneic CAR-NK product candidates targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) for MM, which are in investigator-initiated Phase 1 clinical trials in China. The company has a collaboration and license agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc. for the development and commercialization of cilta-cel, as well as a license agreement with Novartis Pharma AG for the development, manufacture, and commercialization of CAR-T cell therapies targeting delta-like ligand protein 3. Legend Biotech Corporation was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey.

Industry

Biotechnology

Sector

Healthcare

Headquarters

US

CEO

Alan S. Bash

Listed since

Jun 5, 2020

Employees

3,200