Newsletter | January 8, 2026

01.08.26 -- Navigating Conflicting Raw Material Preferences With Your CDMO

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Navigating Conflicting Raw Material Preferences With Your CDMO

Choosing raw materials is both a scientific and a business decision. In a perfect world, you as the sponsor and your CDMO would agree on raw material fitness based on the data. But cost and availability are important factors, too.

Accelerating Gene Therapy Development For NEDAMSS

Discover how one family's race against time led to the creation of a groundbreaking gene therapy for their daughter, just 14 months after her ultra-rare disease diagnosis.

Highly Sensitive ddPCR Method For Detection Of Replication-Competent LVVs

A highly sensitive ddPCR assay targeting the VSV-g sequence allows for absolute quantitation and robust monitoring without product-specific qualification.

In Vivo RNA Tuning For Liver Gene Editing Efficiency

RNA sequence and guide modifications, delivery platform design, and dose optimization all improve gene editing outcomes, which offer a clearer path toward safer, more potent, and scalable mRNA-based therapeutics.

Built Or Bought? Why Biotechs Are Outsourcing Supply Chain Infrastructure

Scaling advanced therapies requires navigating extreme logistics and regulatory hurdles. Learn why moving to a flexible, outsourced model is essential for freeing capital and mitigating global risk.

AI For Faster, Smarter Gene Therapy Development And Manufacturing

Here, we highlight real-world applications of AI in gene therapy, providing case studies and addressing the challenges and prerequisites for successful implementation.

Managing Cell Therapy Investigational New Drug (IND) Timeline Risks

Managing timelines to IND is the top challenge in cell therapy, impacting funding, patent value, and patient access amid competitive, capital-constrained development environments.

Risk To Readiness: Smart CMC Strategy Defines Advanced Therapy Success

Early, phase-appropriate CMC planning is critical for advanced therapy success. Proactively managing regulatory risks and applying Quality by Design principles secures a clear path to market.

Designing Viral Clearance Studies By Phase, Modality, And Regulation

Gain practical strategies and regulatory insight on viral clearance studies, including virus selection, performance benchmarks, case studies, and submission-ready data for biologic products.

Optimizing Biotherapeutic Protein Expression With CHO Vector Technology

Review the development of a high-strength synthetic gene promoter that enhances titers while maintaining exceptional product quality and expression stability, to support more efficient biomanufacturing.

OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS

Capacity Update October 2025: Large Molecule - Novartis Contract Manufacturing

Enabling Advanced Bioprocessing: Solutions That Challenge The Status Quo - Repligen

Cell-Free DNA Technology - Aldevron

Power Gene Therapy Progress With High-Performance Lentiviral Vectors - Vector BioMed

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