Cell & Gene The Podcast Videocast

31. Reducing the Disease Burden of AML with Vor Bio's Dr. Robert Ang 4/11/2024

    In 2021 on Episode 13, Vor Bio’s President and CEO, Dr. Robert Ang shared data about the company’s lead engineered hematopoietic cell (eHSC) product candidate. Dr. Ang is back to talk to Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host, Erin Harris, about how Vor has treated 8 patients demonstrating clinical proof of concept and is also in the clinic with a CAR-T that could be used in combination with shielded stem cell transplants.

32. Reducing Toxicities in Allogeneic Cell Therapies with Orca Bio's Dr. Scott McClellan 3/28/2024

    Orca Bio's CMO, Dr. Scott McClellan, joins Erin Harris on this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast to discuss how and why toxicities continue to stymie allogeneic cell therapies. They cover Orca Bio's plan to potentially lowering the risk of GvHD as well as Orca-T, the investigational high-precision allogeneic cell therapy being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of multiple hematologic malignancies.

33. Inside Cellular Rejuvenation Therapies for Age-Related Diseases with Life Biosciences' Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson, Ph.D. 3/14/2024

    On this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, Host Erin Harris talks to Life Biosciences' CSO, Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson, Ph.D., about the Boston-based biotech's cellular rejuvenation therapies for the treatment of age-related diseases.

34. The Future of Rare Diseases with The Jackson Laboratory's Rare Disease Translational Center's Cat Lutz 2/27/2024

    Rare Disease Day is February 29, 2024, and in honor of this important day, Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host Erin Harris sits down with Jackson Laboratory’s (JAX) Rare Disease Translational Center (RDTC)'s VP, Cat Lutz.

35. Inside Yescarta's Reduced Median Turnaround Time with Kite, a Gilead Company's Christopher McDonald 2/13/2024

    On this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, Christopher McDonald Global Head of Technical Operations at Kite, a Gilead Company, talks to Host Erin Harris about Kite's recent FDA approval of manufacturing process change resulting in reduced median turnaround time for Yescarta. They talk through the most significant steps Kite took to reach this approval, lessons learned from having worked with the FDA, scaling up technologies for cell therapy manufacturing, and more.

36. Pricing, Value, And Access of CGTs With The Dedham Group's Jennifer Klarer, M.Sc.Eng. 1/30/2024

    The Dedham Group's Jennifer Klarer, M.Sc.Eng., Partner and Head of Cell & Gene Therapy, joins Erin Harris on this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast for a deep dive into pricing and value for CGTs. Klarer shares a detailed breakdown of the most misunderstood aspects of cell and gene therapy pricing, value, and affordability. She details how manufacturers can get ahead of addressing time-to-treatment issues typically experienced at launch. They cover obtaining adequate investment dollars, and much more. 

37. Breaking Down Solid Tumors With Triumvira Immunologics' Dr. Paul Lammers 1/17/2024

    Paul Lammers, M.D., M.Sc., CEO of Triumvira Immunologics joins Cell & Gene: The Podcast to talk to Host Erin Harris about TAC, the company's proprietary T cell Antigen Coupler, which has both autologous and allogeneic approaches. They also discuss targeting relapsed or refractory HER2-positive solid tumors and CLDN18.2-positive solid tumors. And they cover a realistic outlook on the evolution of cancer treatment.

38. 4 Keys To Allo In 2024 With Poseida Therapeutics' Kristin Yarema, Ph.D. 1/2/2024

    Kristin Yarema, Ph.D., CEO, Poseida Therapeutics sits down with Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host Erin Harris to discuss four of the biggest challenges the CGT sector faces when it comes to the development of off-the-shelf therapies. Kristin shares how 2024 might see some real progress in allogeneic therapies. 

39. Overcoming The Limitations Of CAR T-Cell Therapy With Vittoria Bio's Nick Siciliano, Ph.D. 12/5/2023

    Vittoria Biotherapeutics’ CEO, Nick Siciliano, joins Erin Harris on this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast to discuss the company's mission to expand the applications for CAR-based therapeutics by employing novel cell engineering and gene editing technologies.

40. The Promise Of AAV Gene Therapy With REGENXBIO's Ken Mills 11/8/2023

    Ken Mills, CEO, President, and Director at REGENXBIO joins Erin Harris for this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast to discuss the company's progress with its Phase I/II Affinity Duchenne trial of RGX-202 for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. They discuss the future of AAV gene therapy as well as achieving scalability with consistent yield and product purity in gene therapy manufacturing.