Manufacturing

1. 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.

2. Commercialization Learnings With Novartis Gene Therapies' President Chris Fox 9/7/2022

   With 20+ gene therapy targets in Novartis Gene Therapies’ pipeline, President Chris Fox and her team are hyper-focused on newborn screenings as the pathway to helping more and more patients. The company's initial gene therapy, Zolgensma, for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has been approved in more than 40 regions and countries and has been used to treat more than 2,300 patients worldwide. Fox details what’s next on the commercialization front for the therapy, and she shares advice with Cell & Gene: The Podcast listeners about what it takes to commercialize a therapy,

3. Planning For Manufacturing Capacity With Kite Pharma's Will Junker 9/26/2022

   Will Junker, Head of Manufacturing Quality at Kite Pharma, talks to Cell & Gene: The Podcast listeners about the challenges associated with capacity planning, whether to partner with a CDMO, and why it's important to prioritize inventory over time-to-market. We also discuss why developing a better understanding of the vector manufacturing process is critical to bringing continuous and secure supply to market.

4. 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.

5. The Near-Term Future Of Exosome Science With Capricor Therapeutics' Dr. Linda Marbán 4/12/2023

   Dr. Linda Marbán, Ph.D., CEO of Capricor Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech focused on the development of cell and exosome-based therapeutics for the treatment and prevention of serious diseases, joins Cell & Gene: The Podcast's Erin Harris to discuss the current state and the near-term future of exosomes. Marbán discusses Capricor’s exosome program and the company’s proprietary allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) and engineered exosomes. She also covers the company's HOPE clinical trial series' progress to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

6. The Future Of Cell And Organ Transplantation In Treating T1D With Dr. Camillo Ricordi 10/10/2023

   Explore the biggest and most troubling challenges facing the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and the future of cell and organ transplantation in treating T1D as well as the latest innovations in biopreservation.

7. An Interview with Dr. Peter Marks 1/5/2023

   Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sits down with Cell & Gene: The Podcast host Erin Harris to discuss the most anticipated areas of innovation in clinical development, and he offers recommendations to companies in their engagement with the FDA in order to make manufacturing more streamlined and cost effective. Dr. Marks also provides advice to listeners about how and when to engage with CBER, and much more.

8. State-of-the-Art GMP Manufacturing RNA Cell Therapies With Cartesian's CEO 8/19/2021

   Dr. Murat Kalayoglu, CEO at Cartesian Therapeutics, details the cell and gene therapy sector's advancements in RNA cell therapy and the why behind the company's decision to build its own wholly-owned GMP manufacturing facility.

9. 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.

10. The Potential Of RNA Exon Editing With Ascidian Therapeutics' Romesh Subramanian, Ph.D. 3/13/2023

    Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host, Erin Harris, welcomes Romesh Subramanian, Ph.D., CEO of Ascidian Therapeutics, a Boston-based biotech focused on rewriting RNA to the pod. During the episode, Subramanian defines RNA exon editing, and they discuss the differences between RNA exon editing and gene editing. With current programs in ophthalmology, neurological and neuromuscular disorders, as well as rare diseases, Subramanian explains the overwhelming potential of RNA exon editing.