Manufacturing, Gene Therapies

Contract manufacturer SK pharmteco will manufacture as well as conduct testing and release of Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg), a gene therapy for bladder cancer.

In back-to-back deals, Charles River will offer plasmid DNA manufacturing services for a gene therapy under development by Axovia Therapeutics and for a lead candidate being developed by Ship of Theseus.

Memel Biotech aims to offer a range of services from discovery through to formulation for preclinical through to late-stage clinical and commercial production of advanced therapies.

Univercells and Altamira Therapeutics are collaborating on nanoparticle-delivered mRNA vaccines, while Andelyn Biosciences and Grace Science are partnering on novel therapies for NGLY1 deficiency.

Orchard Therapeutics’ Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) marks the first gene therapy approved in the US for treating children with metachromatic leukodystrophy.

Understanding how to apply phase-appropriate GMPs is crucial for achieving successful regulatory approval.

CSL will share access to Cytegrity, its proprietary stable production system for lentiviral vector production, with Genezen.

The milestone approval of a gene-edited therapeutic paves the way for gene-editing technologies.

The final guidance provides recommendations for developing gene therapy products incorporating genome editing of human somatic cells.

Charles River’s off-the-shelf rep/cap plasmids are intended to simplify gene therapy supply chains.

Revolutionary therapies restructure pharmaceutical manufacturing.

There are positive indications for future growth.

Tome Bioscience is facilitating the transition in biology from the editing phase to the cut-and-paste phase.

Andelyn Biosciences has been selected by Ultragenyx to manufacture UX111, that company’s gene therapy for treating Sanfilippo Syndrome.

RoslinCT will manufacture Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ CRISPR-based gene therapy, Casgevy, recently approved for treating sickle cell disease and β thalassemia.

Exagamglogene autotemcel seen as synechdoche.

A look at using best practice tech transfer methods for CGTs to increase process and analytics robustness while being scalable.

Spark Therapeutics and SpliceBio have formed a collaboration to develop a gene therapy that can treat an inherited retinal disease.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has partnered with Forge Biologics, which will manufacture AAVs to help accelerate gene therapy programs in California.

Chris Spivey, editorial director, hosts a wide ranging discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic response, future government communications, and healthcare funding for mRNA with experts Dr. Kate Broderick, Chief Innovation Officer, Maravai LifeSciences and Dr. Tom Madden, President & CEO at Acuitas Therapeutics. Highlights include supply chain modalities, ensuring a fully trained manufacturing workforce, combining delivery with gene editing innovations, epigenetic approaches to modulate gene expression moving toward the clinic. We conclude with the huge potential for RNA expression of monoclonal antibodies and protein replacement applications.

The 65,000-square-foot facility is designed with the capacity and capability to help scale the next generation of CGTs for human trials and beyond.

The construction of Gritgen’s GMP facility strictly adheres to the global current GMP (CGMP) standards and complies with the regulatory guidelines of authoritative agencies including the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), FDA, and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

The program will improve access to adeno-associated virus gene therapy vectors.

The agreement will enable CTMC to strategically scale the recently completed good manufacturing practice facility to drive high-throughput manufacturing utilizing the automated, closed system capabilities of the Fresenius Kabi Lovo and Cue cell processing systems.

The steady rise in popularity of gene therapies and other biologics is the underlying reason for the growing importance of aseptic manufacturing processes in the biopharmaceutical industry.