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Interview 27 Sep 2022

Natural killer cells: a thriving frontier in allogeneic cell therapy

Kai Pinkernell, chief medical officer at Glycostem, discusses how natural killer (NK) cell therapies could usher in off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapies. Since their first approvals in 2017, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell immunotherapies have showcased the potential of immuno-oncology in providing long-lasting treatments for cancer. This impact was felt in not just the CAR-T cell therapy […]

September 27, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

FDA clears Cellenkos ALS drug for trial

Cellenkos, Inc., a clinical stage biotech company, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a phase 1 safety study followed by a phase 1b randomized, double blind, placebo control trial of CK0803, neurotrophic allogeneic Treg cells, in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis […]

September 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

Bioreactor platform launched to support process development for cell and gene therapy

A medical technology company, today announced the launch of a bioreactor platform that supports process development through to commercial manufacturing for the cell and gene therapy (CGT) sector. Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (Terumo BCT) named its Quantum Flex Cell Expansion System, after identifying the industry’s need for earlier automation to potentially limit additional and […]

September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

GenScript and Avectas look to improve non-viral cell therapy manufacturing

GenScript USA Inc. and Avectas, a cell engineering technology company, are partnering to develop an improved non-viral cell therapy manufacturing process. The two companies said they share a goal of providing their customers with new methods for developing cell therapies with an improved safety profile over viral and non-viral vector techniques. By combining Avectas’ cell […]

September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

CGT Catapult begins VR training to help ensure future workforce needs

A first-of-its-kind pilot to provide augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) training to develop the knowledge and skills needed for a career in advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) development has been launched. The training will be done by the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult), in partnership with the University of Sheffield Advanced […]

September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Startup Scout 15 Sep 2022

Adva Biotechnology is using artificial intelligence to manufacture cell therapies

The manufacturing of cell therapies is highly complex, often depending on skilled manual labor. The Israeli startup Adva Biotechnology aims to use automation, optical sensing and artificial intelligence to remove the manual component from the process. Cancer cell therapies such as CAR-T immunotherapies have demonstrated enormous potential for treating forms of blood cancer. Currently available […]

September 15, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 14 Sep 2022

Capstan Therapeutics launches with $165M to deliver on in vivo cell engineering

Capstan Therapeutics, Inc. has launched today with $165 million in financing to combine cell therapy and genetic medicines to help bring safer, first-in-class medicines to more patients in multiple indications. Capstan Therapeutics’ foundational precision in vivo engineering technology builds on research conducted in the laboratories of mRNA and cell therapy scientists at the University of […]

September 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Sep 2022

Tumors destroyed in five types of cancer by cell therapy from LIfT BioSciences

LIfT BioSciences announced today (September 14) that its cell therapy has shown tumor destruction across five different solid tumor types in tumoroid models. The N-LIfT cell therapy destroyed on average more than 90% of the tumoroid in a PDX organoid across five of the most challenging to treat solid tumor types. A PDX organoid is […]

September 14, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Interview 12 Sep 2022

Orchestrating the evolving cell therapy supply chain

In a few decades, the cell and gene therapy sector has diversified into many complex technologies. Paul Viggers, chief commercial officer at the U.K. firm TrakCel, explains how the company’s platform can tackle the intricacies of developing cell and gene therapies. After cell and gene therapy funding smashed records in 2021, the emerging sector has […]

September 12, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Opinion 6 Sep 2022

Meeting tech transfer challenges when manufacturing new biopharmaceuticals

With increasingly complex therapeutics arriving almost monthly, efficient technology transfer between biopharma and manufacturers is more important than ever. Ken Forman, senior director of product strategy at IDBS, explains how good digital strategies can avoid common pitfalls in the tech transfer process. Biopharmaceutical lifecycle management (BPLM) is the key to delivering novel therapies and lifesaving […]

September 6, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 5 Sep 2022

CellOrigin Biotech and Qilu Pharmaceutical to develop CAR-iMAC cell therapy

CellOrigin Biotech (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. and Qilu Pharmaceutical are to collaborate on strategic global collaborations to develop, manufacture and commercialize ‘off-the-shelf’ induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)-derived chimeric antigen receptor macrophages (CAR-iMAC) for cancer immunotherapy. Both companies will work on new drug development and commercialization, and will push CAR-iMAC pipelines forward to clinical trials. “Innovation, and […]

September 5, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 2 Sep 2022

Neukio Biotherapeutics completes financing round for development of cell therapy products

Neukio Biotherapeutics, a Chinese company committed to developing novel cell therapy products, has closed $50 million in a series A-1 funding round. The investment round was led by CD Capital, with the participation of Alwin Capital and Surplus Capital as new investors. Existing shareholders Lilly Asia Ventures, Sherpa Healthcare Partners and IDG Capital have continued […]

September 2, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Natural killer cells: a thriving frontier in allogeneic cell therapy

FDA clears Cellenkos ALS drug for trial

Bioreactor platform launched to support process development for cell and gene therapy

GenScript and Avectas look to improve non-viral cell therapy manufacturing

CGT Catapult begins VR training to help ensure future workforce needs

Adva Biotechnology is using artificial intelligence to manufacture cell therapies

Capstan Therapeutics launches with $165M to deliver on in vivo cell engineering

Tumors destroyed in five types of cancer by cell therapy from LIfT BioSciences

Orchestrating the evolving cell therapy supply chain

Meeting tech transfer challenges when manufacturing new biopharmaceuticals

CellOrigin Biotech and Qilu Pharmaceutical to develop CAR-iMAC cell therapy

Neukio Biotherapeutics completes financing round for development of cell therapy products

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