The cord blood banking industry has been around for over 30 years, focusing on acquiring units for use in hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Recent research indicates that cord blood can be a valuable source of naïve cells for cell therapy manufacturing. Cord blood banks are evolving their processes to accommodate the use of cord blood…
Cellular starting material is the most critical component in the allogeneic cell therapy manufacturing process. Ensuring material access while maintaining quality, consistency and regulatory compliance are necessary throughout every stage of clinical development through commercialization. During this webinar, you will learn about: Factors to ensure streamlined access to high-quality, consistent starting material for allogeneic therapies…
To ensure safe, high-quality Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) are delivered to patients, procurement activities must be standardized when possible. Standardization also supports efficiency and reduces the risk for error while meeting regulatory and accreditation requirements. Download the UK Review and Recommendations on the Procurement of Starting Materials by Apheresis for ATMP Manufacture for insights…
A joint venture between the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) and the European Hematology Association (EHA), the CAR-T Cell Handbook offers clinical care applications for health care professionals in the EU that treat patients with CAR-T cell therapies. Download the guide for insights into many aspects of CAR-T cell therapies including: The…
Considerations for developing scalable and efficient collection network processes The decisions you make when selecting apheresis centers to collect source material for your cell or gene therapy impact your ability to efficiently scale your processes. When your processes and protocols differ from those at an apheresis center, delays can occur. Following best practices can help.…
The ONE Forum 2021: On-demand session As cell and gene therapies continue to progress at a rapid pace, apheresis and collection centers face the challenges of maintaining collection capacity to keep up with demand, while ensuring high quality levels. This session focuses on capability and capacity considerations to support these emerging therapies, standardization strategies and…
On-demand webinar offers actionable insights as you develop your protocols. Many crucial considerations impact a cell and gene therapy developer’s apheresis center selection strategy and ability to efficiently scale processes. When collection processes or protocols differ from those in place at a center, there are likely implications for training, forms and standard operating procedures. This…
As UCLA Health continues to participate in multiple CAR-T and other immunotherapy clinical trials, its apheresis unit and cell therapy lab continue to experience an increase in the need for their cell collection and processing services. Guest author, Heather Steinmetz, MPH, Quality Assurance Manager, UCLA Health Hematologic Malignancy/Stem Cell Transplant Program, shares some of the…
Sourcing your starting material from healthy, high-quality donors matters when you are manufacturing an allogeneic cell therapy. Any misstep can mean delays in your therapy’s development. Keep these key considerations top of mind as you evaluate whether potential partners have the experience, expertise and relationships required to identify, source and collect your allogeneic donors and…