• 08 Jul, 2026

Matica Bio, a CDMO Leader in Oncolytic Virus Manufacturing, Partners with Calidi Biotherapeutics to Advance Calidi's Project Toward IND

Matica Bio, a CDMO Leader in Oncolytic Virus Manufacturing, Partners with Calidi Biotherapeutics to Advance Calidi's Project Toward IND

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 3, 2025 -- Matica Biotechnology, Inc. ("Matica Bio"), a leading viral vector CDMO specializing in advanced therapies, today announced a strategic partnership with Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. ("Calidi"), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation oncolytic virus-based therapies. Under the agreement, Matica Bio will provide analytical development (AD), process development (PD), and GMP manufacturing to support the IND submission for CLD-401, the first lead from Calidi's RedTail platform a groundbreaking approach to genetic medicines. CLD-401 is a tumor-tropic oncolytic virus designed to home to metastatic sites after systemic administration, replicate only in tumors cells, induce an immune priming event at the tumor site, and express high levels of IL-15 superagonist in the tumor microenvironment, a potent cytokine that induces NK and T-cell responses to the tumor.

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