Marker Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 16, 2025, Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Statement of Work (the “SOW”) with Cellipont Bioservices, a leading cell therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), for the manufacturing of MT-601, the Company’s lead Multi-Antigen Recognizing (MAR)-T cell therapy. Pursuant to the SOW, Cellipont will provide technology transfer and cGMP manufacturing services to support the scale-up and production of MT-601 for the Company’s APOLLO study. The SOW outlines the terms associated with the technology transfer of the Company’s MT-601 manufacturing and testing processes and procedures over the following nine-months.
| Item 8.01. | Other Information |
On June 17, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the SOW with Cellipont Bioservices for current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) manufacturing of MT601, Marker’s lead Multi-Antigen Recognizing (MAR)-T cell therapy.
A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated June 17, 2025. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Marker Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| Dated: June 17, 2025 | By: | /s/ Juan Vera |
| Juan Vera | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||