Newsletter | March 11, 2024

03.11.24 -- Cell And Gene: Regulating Rare Disease Study Design

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FROM THE EDITOR

Rare Disease Day 2024

The industry recently celebrated Rare Disease Day, which took place on February 29 — the rarest day of the year. Rare Disease Day is a global initiative to raise awareness and generate support for everyone who is on a rare medical journey.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

Cell And Gene: Regulating Rare Disease Study Design

More than 300 million people worldwide live with a rare disease, and regulatory requirements don't change for demonstrating their safety and efficacy. The FDA has acknowledged the need for additional flexibility in applying these standards to rare diseases, as well as a willingness to rely on less certainty when appropriate.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

A Comparative Guide To CGTs: Modalities, Landscape, And Logistics

Cell and gene therapies have the potential to revolutionize medicine. However, achieving therapeutic success requires advanced logistical consideration to ensure product safety and efficacy.

Response To FDA Black Box Warning

The FDA recently launched an investigation into the risk of T-cell malignancies. Review key areas concerning this announcement in the interest of the research community.

Allogeneic Vs. Autologous Cell Therapy: Deciding On Your Product Strategy

As you develop your future cell therapy drug, consider the risks and benefits of using autologous or allogeneic methods to best suit your development and manufacturing needs.

Selecting Containers For Sensitive And Costly Cell And Gene Therapies

Explore the challenges related to packaging of cell and gene therapy products and proven solutions to enable speed to market and compatibility, performance of packaging materials.

Prioritize Safety And Mitigate Risk In HPAPI Manufacturing

As highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients become increasingly common across the industry, it is critical to work with partners who use a risk-based approach to ensure safety and quality.

Addressing Gaps In Cystic Fibrosis Treatment: Fixing Nonsense Mutations

Examine how the world’s largest and most diverse collection of novel RGNs and deaminases is increasing the potential for addressing the needs of CF patients with nonsense mutations.

SOLUTIONS

Cell Banking: Ensuring Uniformity, Maintenance, And Availability

IDT Biologika: End-to-End Services In Vaccines, CGTs, And Biologics

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