Newsletter | September 29, 2026

09.29.26 -- In Case You Missed Them: Recapping The FDA's Recent Guidances For Cell And Gene Therapies

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Developing a scalable, GMP-ready AAV8 production platform is complex and requires a unified approach across upstream and downstream operations, data-driven decisions, and efficient progression from bench scale to manufacturing-relevant volumes. In this white paper, Matica Biotechnology and Sartorius demonstrate how collaboration enabled the design, optimization, and scale-up of an integrated AAV8 process to 50L with reproducible performance, sharing practical lessons in upstream optimization, downstream purification, capsid separation, and analytics to support flexible gene therapy manufacturing.

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Recapping The FDA's Recent Guidances For Cell And Gene Therapies

Review 10 of the FDA’s guidances spanning the last 12 months, all of which aid cell and gene therapy companies to assure safety and efficacy of these medicines.

 

 

Turning Promise Into Reality: Advancing Gene Therapy With Data

Overcoming downstream AAV bottlenecks requires standardized platforming. Data-driven CMC systems accelerate program speed, reduce costs, and strengthen clinical viability for advanced gene therapies.

 

Recombinant Trypsin Frequently Asked Questions

Key quality parameters dictate recombinant trypsin performance in biomanufacturing. Clarify essential features to strengthen raw material selection and ensure reliable processing outcomes.

 

Prefillable Syringe Success Factors For Emerging Biotech Companies

Navigating PFS selection requires balancing complex regulatory requirements and supply chain logistics. Adopting an integrated system approach provides unified data and streamlined documentation.

 

Two-Dimensional LC/MS Resolves Coeluting Oligo Impurities

A two-dimensional LC/MS strategy improves the separation of coeluting oligonucleotide impurities. High-resolution sampling and automation enable deeper characterization of low-level variants.

 

Consistent Cryovial Filling And Cryopreservation For Cell Reliability

Explore how controlled-rate, directional freezing maintains functional recovery even with lower DMSO concentrations, supporting consistent manufacturing outcomes and enhanced batch reproducibility.

 

Enabling Effective Passive And Active Immune Cell Targeting Strategies

Targeted LNPs that bypass the liver and home to the spleen could reshape in vivo CAR T cell manufacturing. See the data behind the approach.

 

Quality Equipment Design Proven Through Testing

Rigorous multi-cycle stress testing and environmental validation ensure manufacturing hardware delivers uncompromising reliability for critical processing workflows.

 

Cell-Free Circular ssDNA Platform Prevents Vector Toxicity

Enable efficient, low-toxicity genome editing without viral vectors. This cell-free circular ssDNA platform preserves stem cell fitness while supporting scalable manufacturing.

 

Improving Packaging Reliability In Form Fill And Seal Systems

Automated labeling integration ensures high-speed accuracy across vertical and horizontal form fill and seal packaging. Modern equipment designs eliminate common drug packaging throughput bottlenecks.

 

Workflow Validation Strategies To De-Risk Bioprocess Scale-Up

De-risk bioprocess scale-up with application-focused workflow validation. Discover strategies for transitioning therapies from R&D to clinical production.

 

Structuring AAV Lot Release Testing From Harvest To Product

AAV lot release testing evolves from bulk harvest through drug product release to guarantee safety, purity, and potency. Structured testing strategies ensure compliance and consistency.

 

Why CGT Programs Need A Different CRO Mindset

Advanced therapies need bioanalysis partners built for complexity, not scale. CGT expertise, specialized platforms, and flexible timelines ensure dosing and safety data traditional CROs can’t support.

 

Correlating NGS Success With Sample Input Quality: A Large Scale Study

DIN values offer a data‑backed way to identify which DNA samples are ready for successful sequencing. With strong correlations to sequencing performance, DIN thresholds help streamline workflows.

 

Site-Specific Fluorescent Labels Improve CAR Expression Flow

Uncover how site-specific fluorescent labeling addresses key challenges in flow cytometry-based evaluations by enhancing assay sensitivity, reducing variability, and ensuring reliable results.

 

PAT Monitoring And Control Roadmap

Learn how to implement PAT effectively with a roadmap that covers techniques, validation, data integrity, and lifecycle strategies to help teams improve quality, control, and productivity.

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Webinar: Intensifying Cell Production Processes through Real-Time Metabolic Control of Automated ATF Perfusion

How can real-time metabolic data improve cell therapy manufacturing? This Repligen webinar explores how glucose and lactate monitoring can integrate with ATF perfusion automation to control cell production. Highlighting a university case study, see how this process achieved more than three times the viable cell density of fed-batch while maintaining high viability and supporting intensified, scalable production. Click here to learn more.

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Tangential Flow Depth Filtration System - Repligen

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Driving Excellence In Aseptic Fill-Finish With A Strategic Partnership - 3P innovation

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Automating the Future of Regenerative Medicine - Harro Höfliger

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Optimizing Performance For De-Risked Lentiviral Vector Production - MilliporeSigma

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Enabling Flexibility For T Cell Isolation And Activation - Thermo Fisher Scientific

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A Compact, Mobile Sterile Tube Welder - Ensorcell

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Cell Culture Vessels: Closed Systems For High Yield Cell Growth - Corning Life Sciences

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Turn Future Therapies Into Product Realities - Vector BioMed

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Enabling Large-Scale Lentivirus Manufacturing With A Reliable Stabilizer - Mirus Bio

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