Tag: Vector Manufacturing

There appear to be no Monday blues for Catalent as the company announces the acquisition of MaSTherCell Global, a technology-focused cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization. Following its last year’s acquisition of Paragon Bioservices (a leading viral vector developer), Catalent’s recent acquisition has extended the company’s leadership in this already crowded space.

The rise in the popularity of cell and Gene Therapy has been widely talked about in recent years. The rise in this popularity has come with its own challenges, a number of which were identified in a recent report by Root Analysis. The challenges vary from the high cost of manufacturing to low capacity. In

The growing pipeline of cell and gene therapies has led to an increase in demand for high-quality gene delivery vehicles and, therefore, has created significant opportunities for companies with expertise in manufacturing viral and non-viral vectors. In an article published last year, I discussed the growing cell and gene therapy market and how it has

In the ongoing shift of biologics manufacturers to single-use systems, Cytovance®, a leading biopharmaceutical CDMO, announced the addition of an integrated single-use platform for the manufacturing of plasmid DNA (pDNA) at their facilities in Oklahoma City, OK. According to the company, two grades are available (Critical Reagent Grade™, CGMP-grade) in lot sizes from 1g to 50g,

Cell and Gene Therapy are the new entrants in the pharma Superstar Club. They are selling tickets faster than a Queen’s concert in the 1980s. In fact, as per the Alliance of Regenerative Medicine’s recent findings, there has been more than 75% year on year increment in funding to support the development of various cell and gene therapies.