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# Arie Belldegrun

Recorded founding associations · Kite Pharma

## Founding associations

Arie Belldegrun is recorded as a founder of [Kite Pharma](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/kite-pharma-q18343414/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Arie Belldegrun as American physician.

## [Kite Pharma](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/kite-pharma-q18343414/)

biomedical engineering company that develops cancer immunotherapy products. Recorded founding year: 2009.

Explore the [Kite Pharma company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/kite-pharma-q18343414/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## Research context: Health and life sciences businesses

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### Questions for researching Kite Pharma

- What does the company currently identify as its stage of development or service scope?
- Are product availability and research milestones presented with dates and primary sources?
- Does a biography distinguish scientific, executive, advisory, and founding roles?

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## Follow the founding team

Arie Belldegrun’s association with [Kite Pharma](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/kite-pharma-q18343414/) can be researched alongside the company source record. The company’s recorded founding year is 2009. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q16142549](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16142549): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q18343414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18343414): founder association with Kite Pharma.

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