Author Archives: Mahendra Rao

Manufacturing Human Induced-Pluripotent Stem Cells for Clinical Application

The reprogramming of human somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offers tremendous potential for cell therapy, basic research, disease modeling, and drug development. Human iPSCs can be generated in culture, expanded, and then used to manufacture clinical-grade cells of almost any adult cell type. Given their great capacity for self-renewal, they are attractive as input materials for current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) operations. For human iPSCs to fulfill their therapeutic potential, however, it is necessary to develop a…