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Property, plant and equipment, net | Property, plant and equipment, net Property, plant and equipment, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
North Carolina manufacturing facility In November 2017, the Company acquired a manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina for the future manufacture of lentiviral vector for the Company’s gene therapies. In July 2021, the Company and National Resilience, Inc. ("Resilience") announced a strategic manufacturing collaboration aimed to accelerate the early research, development, and delivery of cell therapies. Agreements related to the collaboration were executed in September 2021. As part of the agreement, Resilience acquired the Company's manufacturing facility in Durham and retained all staff currently employed at the site. As a result of the transaction, the Company disposed of $111.2 million of net assets, primarily consisting of the building and laboratory equipment. Please refer to Note 10, Collaborative arrangements and strategic partnerships for further discussion
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