Regulations and Compliance

31. Navigating Global Regulations, Equity Challenges, And The Future Of Patient Access 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) continue the discussion to explore the complexities of expanded access programs (EAPs) in CGT, highlighting global regulatory differences, ethical concerns, and accessibility challenges.

32. Patient Data's Impact On CMC Robustness 1/30/2024

    When CGT products demonstrate dramatic improvements with minimal safety concerns in a Phase 2 study, sponsors may want to modify the protocol mid-study to increase patient enrollment.

33. A CDMO Perspective: Bioprocess Automation And Data Management 11/5/2025

    Watch this video to understand data management and process automation challenges across single-use bioprocessing applications from a CDMO leader, Paul Jorjorian, VP and GM of Pharma Services at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

34. How Past Gene Therapy Approvals Are Shaping the Future with Dr. Peter Marks 1/30/2024

    In this segment of Cell & Gene Live, Dr. Peter Marks shared what he and his team have learned from current gene therapy approvals to accelerate future approvals.

35. How The FDA Strengthens Industry Collaboration 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) explain why the FDA is signaling a stronger commitment to dialogue with sponsors and advancing cell and gene therapies, particularly through early-stage engagement and regulatory guidance. Key initiatives include enhanced pre-IND meetings, increased guidance document cross-referencing, and a focus on addressing potency challenges.

36. 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.

37. 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. 

38. 2025 CGT Regulatory Outlook | Audience Q&A 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) answer questions from the audience. They covered key regulatory topics, including the FDA’s process for finalizing draft guidances, the status of INTERACT meetings, and the use of the term “critical component” in manufacturing regulations.

39. 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.

40. 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.