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Catalent Adds New Cryogenic Capabilities at Shiga, Japan, Facility to Support Clinical Supply Demand for Cell and Gene Therapy Development

The Pharma Data

The expansion forms part of Catalent’s ongoing global strategy to increase its ability to handle, store and manage advanced therapies for clinical supply, and follows investments at its facilities in Philadelphia, Singapore, and Shanghai, China, in specialized, ultra-low temperature storage capabilities. With sites in the U.S.,

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Catalent looks to meet needs of expanding CGT market, completes expansion work at biologics drug substance facility

BioPharma Reporter

Contract development and manufacturing organization, Catalent, has invested in the capabilities at its clinical supply services facility in Philadelphia, in the US, to further support biotech firms developing cell and gene therapies.

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Untangling the Complexities of Cell and Gene Therapy Clinical Trials: A Supply Chain Perspective 

Pharmaceutical Technology

By Luisa Sterkel & Joana Loureiro , Tenthpin Consultants The promise and potential of cell and gene therapies (CGT) has emerged in the recent past and currently over 1.500 CGT are registered for clinical trials holding great hope for the treatment of challenging and uncurable diseases.

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Overcoming inefficiencies to improve access to cell and gene therapy 

Drug Discovery World

The cell and gene therapy (CGT) landscape has grown significantly in the past year. Between the 24 therapies already approved by the FDA 1 and a marked increase in clinical trials, widespread accessibility to precision medicine feels within reach. So what bottlenecks are making CGT so inaccessible?

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CSL makes $4bn+ move in mRNA vaccines with Arcturus deal

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“This collaboration is an exciting opportunity to complement CSL’s own next-generation mRNA programme with a partner who developed a platform to deliver late stage clinical supplies at scale,” said CSL’s chief operating officer Paul McKenzie.

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J&J’s Carvykti and BMS’ Abecma Win FDA Approvals for Earlier Use in Multiple Myeloma

XTalks

After backing from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) last month, Johnson and Johnson (J&J) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) scored FDA approvals for the use of their B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeting CAR T-cell therapies as earlier line treatment options for multiple myeloma.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: BioNTech buys GMP-certified facility to boost vaccine…

The Pharma Data

BioNTech plans to manufacture additional therapeutic and vaccine drug candidates at the plant, such as other mRNA vaccines, antibody and cell and gene therapy candidates to support the development of its diversified cancer and infectious disease product pipeline.