Newsletter | July 21, 2026

07.21.26 -- Exploring Dendritic Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors With Diakonos Oncology's Jay Hartenbach

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Webinar: Breaking the Bottleneck: How Modular Workflows Are Redefining CAR T Manufacturing Performance, Flexibility, and Scalability

Unlock a smarter approach to CAR T manufacturing. Discover how modular Gibco™ CTS™ workflows can boost performance, flexibility, and scalability. This Thermo Fisher Scientific webinar reveals data comparing modular and integrated approaches, highlighting improvements in transduction, expansion, phenotype preservation, and operational efficiency to reduce bottlenecks and accelerate commercial-scale manufacturing success. Click here to learn more.

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Dendritic Cell Therapy For Solid Tumors With Diakonos Oncology's Jay Hartenbach

Episode 132 of Cell & Gene: The Podcast features Host, Erin Harris' conversation with Diakonos Oncology's President and COO, Jay Hartenbach, to explore how the company is advancing a patient-derived dendritic cell therapy designed to generate a stronger immune response against difficult-to-treat solid tumors, including glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer, and refractory melanoma.

4 Things To Consider In Pharmaceutical Labeling

Pharmaceutical labeling demands precision. Examine key considerations for ensuring accuracy and efficiency in your process, from robust control systems to diverse printing options.

Maintaining Sterility Through Precise Component Design And Manufacture

Prioritizing high-quality component design and manufacturing excellence can mitigate risks, ensure long-term container closure integrity, and avoid the costly delays associated with non-compliance.

Airflow In Closed Sterility Testing Isolators: Requirement Or Convention

Balance compliance and efficiency in sterility testing. Explore how a risk-based approach to airflow and isolator technology aligns with Annex 1 while optimizing contamination control.

Understanding Oncology Biomarkers For Informed Clinical Trial Decisions

Oncology biomarkers track tumor burden and reduce radiation from imaging. Composite algorithms improve response prediction. Fit-for-purpose strategies are needed to manage logistics and costs.

iPSC Aggregate Culture In Bioreactors Equipped With 8-Blade Impellers

Controlled aggregation and oxygen management drive consistent iPSC expansion. Parallelized systems and precise parameter control improve reproducibility for faster, confident transitions.

Automation And Digital Solutions For Sustainable mRNA Manufacturing

See how digital solutions help streamline mRNA manufacturing by reducing costs, improving efficiency, and supporting sustainability by creating paperless processes for emerging therapeutics.

Establishing A Versatile Platform For Intensified Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing

Accelerate access to high-quality, cost-effective lentiviral vectors with this manufacturing platform, delivering multi-fold yield improvements and scalable, space-efficient production.

New Robot-Compatible Sterile Connectors Enhance Cell Therapy Manufacturing

Discover how automating sterile fluid transfers removes human contamination risks, solves operator shortages, and reduces cell therapy manufacturing costs by up to 74%.

Developing Scalable Protocols For T Cell Activation And Expansion

View a scalable protocol for T cell activation and expansion, designed to enhance immunotherapy workflows. This approach ensures robust T-cell growth, viability, and memory phenotypes for clinical applications. 

Automated T Cell Manufacturing From Start To Fill

Gain insight into how an automated, closed workflow can integrate T cell enrichment, activation, transduction, expansion, and formulation across fresh and frozen starting materials.

Tailoring Transfection Systems For Optimized AAV Production

In AAV manufacturing, long-term success depends not just on titers, but on maximizing the percentage of full capsids to ensure efficacy, safety, and scalability.

Selecting CGT Manufacturing Processes For Automation

Informing automation decisions involves pinpointing crucial processes for successful batch productions. Prioritize automating processes with the highest risk of human error and the greatest labor cost.

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Explore the Industry’s Most Pressing Topics

The 2026 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo brings together pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical professionals to tackle the industry's biggest opportunities and challenges. Through five conference tracks—Digital, Data, and Decision Integrity; From Breakthrough to Bedside; Governance, Risk, and Readiness; People, Capability, and the Workforce of Delivery; and Systems That Deliver Reliably—attendees will gain practical insights into AI, advanced manufacturing, quality, sustainability, regulatory trends, and workforce transformation. LEARN MORE

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A Versatile Filtration Platform - Cytiva

Configurable Aseptic Isolator - Ecolab Life Sciences

Powerful Technology For Streamlined Purification - Thermo Fisher Scientific

Propelling CGTs From Concept To Commercialization - Roche CustomBiotech

Simplify Your mRNA Workflow From The Start - 4basebio

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