Oxford BioMedica PLC - Oxfordshire, England-based gene and cell therapy - Completes purchase of ABL Europe SAS from Institut Merieux SA, cementing the partnership between Oxford BioMedica and Institut Merieux. ABL is a cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization with facilities in Lyon and Strasbourg in France. For the €15 million acquisition, Oxford BioMedica will issue 3.1 million new shares to Lyon-based Institut Merieux at a price of 407.4 pence, well above its current market price. This is a 3.2% stake, and Institut Merieux already had 3.3%, giving it a total 6.5% holding. Oxford BioMedica says Institut Merieux intends to raise this to 10.0% by the end of the September.

Oxford BioMedica says there has been ‘no material change’ to its guidance for 2023 results since its interim results were released in September.

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