SUDA Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announces that it has signed a global, exclusive Licence Agreement with Imperial College London for a novel invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cell therapy platform. SUDA's new iNKTcell therapy platform, currently in the preclinical stages and developed by Professor Anastasios Karadimitris at Imperial College London, has been under development for several years. The iNKT cell therapy platform can be used in conjunction with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to treat various blood cancers. Cellular therapies that harness the immune system to treat cancer have ushered in an exciting era in the battle against cancer, with several products resulting in a complete cure for some patients. Still, a limitation for currently approved products is that the cell therapy must be manufactured from a patient's own cells, making the process cumbersome and costly. The work demonstrates that the natural properties of iNKT cells allow them to target cancer cells. iNKT cells can be further modified to arm them with a CAR, and CAR-iNKT cells have two ways to recognise, attach to, and destroy cancer cells making them dual targeting. In preclinical studies, CAR-iNKT cells have shown superior activity relative to conventional cell therapies in eradicating cancer cells and extending tumour-free survival. CAR19-iNKT cells are being developed for the treatment of CD19 expressing cancers, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The technology platform has long patent life, expected to expire in 2038 and has entered national phase in Europe, China, Canada, Australia and the US.