Thursday, July 5, 2018 Daily Archives

Hyperstack Shortage Caused by Gene Therapy Surge

The adoption of viral vector technology in cell and gene therapy has led to six month waiting lists for multilayer culture vessels. Hyperstack vendor Corning says it will more than double its manufacturing capacity to deal with the demand. Despite being a registered brand owned by Corning Life Sciences, ‘hyperstack’ has become a common term to describe multilayer, scalable, and single-use culture flasks. They are used to produce viral vectors and gene therapies, and are in huge demand, according to…