SEATTLE, April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SANA), a company focused on changing the possible for patients through engineered cells, today announced that management will host a Research & Development (R&D) Day on Thursday, May 23, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET in New York, NY.

The event will include a comprehensive overview of Sana’s R&D portfolio, with a focus on programs within the hypoimmune and fusogen platforms, including additional information on the two programs with clinical proof of concept trials expected this year – SC291, the hypoimmune-modified CD19-targeted allogeneic CAR T product candidate for B-cell malignancies and the investigator-sponsored trial using hypoimmune-modified primary human islet cells for type 1 diabetes.

A live webcast and archived replay of the event will be accessible on the Investor Relations page of Sana’s website at https://sana.com/.

About Sana Biotechnology
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. is focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines for patients. We share a vision of repairing and controlling genes, replacing missing or damaged cells, and making our therapies broadly available to patients. We are a passionate group of people working together to create an enduring company that changes how the world treats disease. Sana has operations in Seattle, Cambridge, South San Francisco, and Rochester. For more information about Sana Biotechnology, please visit https://sana.com/.

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