Regulations and Compliance

  1. mRNA For Cancer Immunotherapy 2024 Outlook | Audience Q&A 1/29/2024

    During our Cell & Gene Live, mRNA For Cancer Immunotherapy 2024 Outlook, our expert panelists answered audience questions regarding patient safety, foreseeable challenges in mRNA cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors, and much more.

  2. Tackling Cell And Gene Therapies' Top 3 Regulatory Impediments: Audience Q&A 1/30/2023

    During each Cell & Gene Live, our audience has the opportunity to submit real-time questions for our expert panelists. Watch and listen as Nina Hunter, Ph.D., VP Corporate Strategy at REGENXBIO and Adora Ndu, PharmD, JD, Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer at BridgeBio provide detailed, insightful responses to our audience questions on everything from regulatory timelines to successful and unsuccessful strategies needed to convince the regulators that current regulation requirements are either inappropriate or alternatively excessively burdensome for cell and gene-based therapies.

  3. Mitigate Clinical Risk In Cell Therapy Development With A GMP Compliant Process 4/21/2025

    Help shape the future of medicine by building better, safer cell therapies. See how expertise in scalable, GMP-compliant cell engineering can effectively mitigate clinical development risks.

  4. CGT's Main Opportunities To Meet Regulatory Requirements 1/30/2023

    Host and Moderator, Erin Harris, Chief Editor of Cell & Gene, began this Cell & Gene Live, Tackling Cell and Gene Therapies’ Top 3 Regulatory Impediments, featuring Nina Hunter, Ph.D., VP Corporate Strategy at REGENXBIO and Adora Ndu, PharmD, JD, Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer at BridgeBio, by asking the experts to highlight the main opportunities where the cell and gene therapy industry is working to meet regulatory requirements. They cover accelerated and expedited designation of regenerative medicines, navigating the regulatory requirements around the root causes of genetic disease by repairing or replacing a patient’s genes, and much more.

  5. Challenge #3: Lack Of Animal Models 1/30/2023

    Many cell and gene therapies are intended for diseases and conditions that primarily impact pediatric patients, requiring the prospect of direct benefit to individual subjects enrolled in the trial.  In the absence of good animal models, there may be challenges demonstrating the prospect of direct benefit.  During this segment of Cell & Gene Live, Nina Hunter, Ph.D., VP Corporate Strategy at REGENXBIO discusses novel approaches to consider going forward.

  6. Why Clinical Requirements Change: Dr. Peter Marks on Pre-IND Meeting Pathways 1/30/2024

    Learn how clinical requirements change after the FDA and a company agree on a pathway during a pre-IND meeting and how the company might recover as a result.

  7. Challenge #2: Rare Or Ultra-Rare Study Design Considerations And Use Of Existing Data 1/30/2023

    There are more than 7,000 unique, rare diseases recognized in the United States, and 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease; patients often experience a long journey to receive their diagnosis. Our expert panelists, Nina Hunter, Ph.D., VP Corporate Strategy at REGENXBIO and Adora Ndu, PharmD, JD, Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer at BridgeBio, examine the regulatory requirements for safety and efficacy demonstration and identify the gaps in regulatory oversight that require clearer guidance.

  8. How The FDA's 2024 Draft Guidances Will Influence CGT Regulation In 2025 4/8/2025

    Kimberly Benton, Ph.D., Master Principal and Head of Regulatory at Dark Horse Consulting and Bambi Grilley, RPh, RAC, CIP, CCRC, CCRP, Director, Clinical Research and Early Product Development Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Professor of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine, and Chief Regulatory Officer of International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) share why the FDA’s 2024 draft guidance documents are expected to shape regulatory standards for cell and gene therapy in 2025, with topics ranging from safety testing of allogeneic cells to manufacturing practices and the use of human and animal-derived materials.

  9. Executive Roundtable: Cell Therapy Predictions For 2025 And Beyond 12/17/2024

    In this executive roundtable discussion, Bioprocess Online editor Tyler Menichiello is joined by CEO, co-founder, and president of Ossium Health, Kevin Caldwell, CSO of FibroBiologics, Hamid Khoja, Ph.D., and president and acting CEO of Triumvira Immunologics, Rob Williamson. The panelists share their predictions and thoughts on the industry’s direction heading into 2025. They cover manufacturing trends (noting opportunities for improvements in cell therapy manufacturing), AI adoption, regulatory concerns, and the potentially challenging funding environment ahead. 

  10. How The New Administration Could Shape FDA Oversight, Compliance, And Guidance In 2025 4/8/2025

    Kimberly Benton, Ph.D., Master Principal and Head of Regulatory at Dark Horse Consulting and Bambi Grilley, RPh, RAC, CIP, CCRC, CCRP, Director, Clinical Research and Early Product Development Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Professor of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine, and Chief Regulatory Officer of International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) share why the new administration may influence the regulatory landscape for cell and gene therapy, particularly regarding enforcement actions against unproven stem cell products and challenges to FDA authority at the state level.