Thursday, March 4, 2021 Daily Archives

Stem Cell Derived Exosome Production in Stirred-Tank Bioreactors

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This webcast features: Aurélie Tacheny, Project Manager and Application Specialist, and Jorge Escobar Senior Research Scientist, Applications Lab, Eppendorf Exosomes are a population of naturally occurring, mobile, membrane-limited, 30–100 nm in diameter, extracellular vesicles containing a large number of proteins, lipids, messenger, and micro-RNAs. It was shown that they play a role in the mediation of intercellular communication, the modulation of immune-regulatory processes, tumor metabolism, and regenerative as well as degenerative processes. In recent years, there has been increasing interest…

March 4, 2021

Cell & gene CDMOs: Expansions by AGC, Celonic, Resilience

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AGC Biologics plans to expand its cell and gene therapy center; Celonic has a new production site and Resilience acquires a manufacturing facility in Canada. Great to have you here for BioProcess Insider’s CDMO round-up. First up in our cell and gene contract development manufacturing organization (CDMO) round-up is AGC biologics which recently announced plans to expand its cell and gene therapy center located in Milan, Italy. The expansion will up its capacity and install viral vector suspension capabilities. The firm acquired Molecular…

March 4, 2021

Biogen to build $200m NC plant to support gene therapy ambitions

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Biogen has laid down plans to build a gene therapy manufacturing at its Research Triangle Park (RTP) manufacturing campus in North Carolina. The planned 175,000 square-foot plant – set to create 90 jobs once operational – will support Biogen’s gene therapy pipeline across multiple therapeutic areas. “With this new facility, Biogen is investing in robust and scalable gene therapy manufacturing with the goal of ensuring reliable supply to patients worldwide,†the company said in a statement. “Gene therapy is an…

March 4, 2021

WuXi AppTec absorbs Oxgene to expand cell and gene services

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WuXi AppTec acquires its first facility in Europe as part of deal that adds manufacturing systems and contract researching tools. As part of the acquisition, Oxgene will become a subsidiary of WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXi ATU), which is WuXi AppTec’s cell and gene therapy contract testing, development and manufacturing organization. Oxgene, which will retain its name, is a contract research and development organization based in Oxford, UK, that provides cell and gene therapy discovery and biomanufacturing platforms. The company offers…

March 4, 2021