Newsletter | August 3, 2026

08.03.26 -- CGT Modality, Hybrid Models, And What To Keep In-House

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CGT Modality, Hybrid Models, And What To Keep In-House

This segment of Cell & Gene Live features Omkar Kawalekar, Ph.D., Manufacturing & Supply Chain Lead, Deloitte Consulting, and Zoe Zheng, Executive Director, Pipeline Technical and Strategic Lead, Legend Biotech, examining how modality changes the CGT manufacturing decision framework, with autologous programs requiring patient-specific coordination and allogeneic and in vivo approaches opening different paths for scale and inventory.

Balancing Speed And Regulation In Cell Therapy Development

Rapid cell therapy development requires early planning for scalability and standardized, inspection-ready operations to satisfy regulatory expectations and prevent rework.

The Path To IND: AAV Transient Transfection, Producer Cell Line Platforms

Streamlined AAV transient transfection platforms de-risk your route to IND filing while cutting down on time-consuming process development and analytical complexity.

A Strategic Enabler For Scaling Gene Therapies

Platform-based manufacturing uses standardized, pre-qualified workflows and analytics that reduce variability, simplify regulatory submissions, and accelerate the path to commercial success.

DNA Quality As A Manufacturing Variable: What Sponsors Need To Know

Traditional plasmid DNA manufacturing introduces biological impurities and structural variability that lower viral titers. Transitioning to cell-free synthetic DNA platforms ensures sequence fidelity.

Solving Challenges For Vectors That Are Complex In Practice

Overcome adenoviral scale-up challenges with a design-to-scale manufacturing framework that optimizes cell growth, boosts vector productivity, and supports reliable clinical supply.

How Operational Efficiency Shapes Late-Phase Manufacturability

Prioritize operational efficiency over early-stage flexibility to scale advanced therapies. Standardized workflows and qualified shipping lanes reduce variability for predictable late-phase success.

The Next Cancer Revolution Isn't Science–It's Manufacturing

Adopting distributed manufacturing models lowers production costs, resolves infrastructure hurdles, and expands global patient access to advanced cell therapies.

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