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|Articles|October 25, 2022
AAPS Conference Highlights 2022
Author(s)Alivia Leon
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At the AAPS 2022 conference in Boston, BioPharm International interviewed Vibha Jawa, executive director at Bristol Myers Squibb, and Luke Schenck, principal scientist at Merck & Co. We spoke with Vibha Jawa about her expertise in the field of cell & gene therapies, specifically CAR-T cells. Luke Schenck discussed his knowledge on co-processed APIs. To see the highlights of our interviews with these experts, click the video below.
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