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Caribou discontinues CAR-NK platform, cuts 12% workforce to extend cash runway into H2 2026
Caribou Biosciences, Inc.
- Preliminary cash $311.8M at June 30, 2024; expects to report Q2 results later.
- Discontinues allogeneic CAR-NK preclinical research; focuses on CAR-T cell therapy and four clinical programs.
- Workforce reduction of 21 positions (~12%); expects to complete by end of Q3 2024.
- Estimated severance costs $0.5M–$1.0M in Q3 2024.
- Cash runway extended at least 6 months into H2 2026.