# BMS Paid $380M to Reserve a Machine That Had Never Treated a Patient

- slug: bms-paid-380m-to-reserve-a-machine-that-had-never-treated-a-patient
- date: 2026-04-14
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Before the first patient was treated on Cellares automated CAR T platform, BMS paid $380M to lock up the manufacturing capacity. That tells you everything.

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