Cell & Gene Therapy
Passage Bio Announces Gene Therapy Manufacturing Research and Development Site
| GlobeNewswire
December 16, 2020PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Passage Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: PASG), a genetic medicines company focused on developing transformative therapies for rare, monogenic central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that it has entered into a long-term lease to support Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) laboratory operations for the company’s gene therapy programs. The new laboratory, slated to open …
BioCentriq opens at NJII: ‘This is a complete game-changer for N.J.’
| ROI-NJ
October 30, 2020Cutting-edge cell and gene therapy development and clinical manufacturing center could be leader in finding cures — attracting more bio companies to state New Jersey Institute of Technology President Joel Bloom said BioCentriq is the type of company the school had in mind when it created the New Jersey Innovation Institute in 2015 as a platform for collaboration and partnerships with industry and governmental agencies. …
Ori Biotech To Use $30M Series A On Cell, Gene Therapy Manufacturing Platform
| Crunchbase
October 14, 2020The drug discovery pipeline can take, on average, a decade to get from the lab to the patient. Ori Biotech aims to speed up the innovation of cell and gene therapies via the manufacturing platform it is bringing to market. The London and Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey-based company is developing a platform that closes, automates and standardizes manufacturing for cell and gene …
Innovating During COVID-19: New Jersey’s Next Era in Life Sciences
| Area Development
August 17, 2020Following 150 years of global leadership in life sciences, cell and gene therapy (CGT) is rapidly accelerating within the New Jersey ecosystem. As winter began to wane this year, the world was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unprecedented levels of interest in cell and gene therapies have followed, with research and development (R&D) facilities testing different potential solutions, such as …
New Jersey Solutions For Cell And Gene Development and Manufacturing
| Outsourced Pharma
June 12, 2020New Jersey’s first university-based, cell-and-gene-therapy development and manufacturing innovation center for-hire, was founded on the answers to these questions of the biopharma industry: What are your main challenges in manufacturing gene and cell therapy products? What are your challenges in recruiting talent? What do you need to effectively train your current employees? Answers poured in pre-establishment of the center from …
Attracting Tech Companies – A NJ Success Story
| New Jersey Business Magazine
June 9, 2020Best-educated workforce, IT infrastructure, strong base of life sciences and fintech talent drawing companies to the Garden State. New Jersey boasts the highest concentration of scientists and engineers per square mile in the United States – tied with Massachusetts. Add numerous technology partnerships with top universities and a growing number of community college and high school, vocational tech, and advanced …
Novartis Inks Deal to Make Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine
| The Wall Street Journal
May 28, 2020Swiss drugmaker will make gene-based Covid-19 vaccine being developed at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Pennsylvania Novartis AG has agreed to manufacture a gene-based coronavirus vaccine being developed by scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear hospital, Massachusetts General and the University of Pennsylvania, paving the way for human testing to begin later this year. The Swiss drugmaker’s …
BioCentriq Name of First Cell and Gene Therapy Development and Manufacturing Center Located on a University Campus in the U.S.
| New Jersey Innovation Institute
May 5, 2020Today the Biopharma Division of the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation, introduced BioCentriq as the name of its cell and gene therapy production and manufacturing center. BioCentriq is the only process development and clinical manufacturing facility for cell and gene therapies located in Newark, N.J., and the first of its kind to be located on a university …
FDA Green-Lights Clinical Trial For COVID-19 Coronavirus Treatment That ‘Flattens The Curve’ In Patients
| Forbes
April 2, 2020Therapeutics startup Celularity announced Thursday morning that it has received FDA clearance to begin a clinical trial of a proposed stem-cell treatment for COVID-19. The approval of the New Jersey-based company’s IND application enables the company to begin a clinical trial with patients who have the disease. The company’s therapy, called CYNK-001 for now, uses “Natural Killer” (NK) cells, a form of …
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