Newsletter | February 24, 2026

02.24.26 -- At JP Morgan 2026, Few Showed Up For U.S. Manufacturing

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

FDA's Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) Program

RMAT qualification requires preliminary clinical evidence demonstrating the potential to address an unmet medical need. This designation grants benefits like intensive guidance and faster FDA review.

CDMO Trends Impacting 2026

Economic pressures, funding shifts, and evolving therapeutic pipelines are reshaping CDMO capacity, with 2026 expected to bring intensified competition and strategic realignments.

Intelligent mRNA Manufacturing Through Process Analytical Technologies

Learn how predictive models can monitor key CQAs, such as RNA concentration and nucleoside triphosphate consumption, and explore RBP and MIT’s vision for revolutionizing biomanufacturing.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

At JP Morgan 2026, Few Showed Up For U.S. Manufacturing

What may turn out to be an instructive anomaly emerged at at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. Across eight roundtable discussions convened by biopharma investment advisors – covering topics such as Avoidable Drug Development Pitfalls and The Emergence of Highly Competitive Chinese and Korean Biotech – the one where nary a soul showed up was titled U.S. Manufacturing. “I don’t quite understand it,” says Ali Pashazadeh, Treehill Partners founder. Here's a close investigation.

Leveraging Conventional Therapeutics Skills For Cell And Gene Therapy

Cell and gene therapies share fundamental objectives with conventional biologics. Their common challenges offer a natural starting point to solving downstream bottlenecks.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

From Promise To Patients: Pathways To Scale In CGT Manufacturing

As the field evolves, the strategies developers choose may prove just as influential as the therapies themselves in determining how quickly innovation reaches patients.

Advancing Scalable Vector Production For AAV-Based Treatments

This platform enables high-yield AAV manufacturing with minimal contamination, delivering >10¹⁷ genome copies per 200L run and supporting efficient, GMP-compliant production for diverse serotypes.

Managing Cell Therapy Investigational New Drug (IND) Timeline Risks

Managing timelines to IND is the top challenge in cell therapy, impacting funding, patent value, and patient access amid competitive, capital-constrained development environments.

Leveraging Technology For Rapid Clinical Material Delivery

Discover how one family's collaboration with a specialized CDMO enabled the rapid development of a life-saving gene therapy for their daughter diagnosed with an ultra-rare disease.

Balancing Early-Stage Needs With Future Success

Streamlining the tech transfer process is a key variable in shortening development timelines and controlling costs, maximizing a molecule's potential for late-stage success.

Enhancing AAV6 Vector Production For Cell Therapies

For the robust AA6 serotype manufacturing, this production platform offers proven reliability and scalability, making it well suited to meet the demands of large-scale operations.

SOLUTIONS

Reimagining T‑Cell Engineering Without Viral Vectors

See a non-viral approach to T-cell engineering that uses nuclease-driven HDR for precise TCR knock-in, enabling efficient and flexible genomic modification.

Innovating The CAR‑T Manufacturing Journey

Delve into a streamlined approach to CAR-T manufacturing that reduces complexity, enhances consistency, and accelerates progress from early development to clinical production.

Viral Vector Development And Manufacturing Services

Supported by a global site network, supply chain infrastructure, and deep technical and regulatory expertise, we provide a coordinated approach to accelerate your therapy’s journey.

OUTSOURCED PHARMA CAPABILITIES UPDATE

Find Your New CDMO At Outsourced Pharma Capabilities Update

CDMOs in biologics, cell and gene, and small molecule share their capabilities and available capabilities. See for yourself why this virtual event has become a wildly popular resource to identify options for your development and manufacturing needs.

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