Newsletter | October 27, 2026

10.27.26 -- Inside The FDA's Growing Commitment To AI

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Webinar: From iPSC Starting Material To Scalable GMP Manufacturing

Developing scalable, high-quality iPSC sources can be complex as cell therapy programs move toward clinical manufacturing. This webinar explores an integrated approach combining GMP iPSC lines, working cell banks, GMP-compatible media, and standardized expansion protocols. Learn how this coordinated system can simplify process development, support reproducible high-volume iPSC feed streams, scale to billions of cells, and enable downstream differentiation. Click here to learn more.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Ultra Low Temperature Packaging Solutions

How do you protect advanced therapies in transit? Discover how a tailored ultra-low temperature supply chain helped maintain quality, compliance, and uninterrupted delivery.

A Rapid Approach To Streamlined CART Therapies And Reduced Cost

Advanced engineered vectors streamline cell therapy manufacturing, cutting operational steps by 40% and reducing material costs while maintaining T-cell purity and potency.

What Sponsors Get Wrong When Selecting A CRO

Gene therapy immunogenicity requires platforms, judgment, and regulatory fluency beyond ADA norms. Relying on biologics criteria creates gaps; CGT expertise ensures reliable, interpretable results.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

Inside The FDA’s Growing Commitment To AI

The FDA calls on your CDMO; inspectors are fortified by data in AI models, and appear practically clairvoyant. “It won’t be like the ‘old days,’” says David Grote of GrayMatters Partners, an organization that advises on quality systems and inspection readiness. The agency earlier rolled out Elsa, an AI-enable data architecture. Now its added an impressive HALO - Harmonized AI & Lifecycle Operations for Data.

What Conference Audiences Actually Want To Hear

In-person events should be a tool for separating the noise from authentic signals. Through “content design,” the best conferences provide you direct market insights via information aggregation, discussion, and business meetings. The founders of CDMO Live conferences speak with Chief Editor Louis Garguilo on “curating" events for optimal development and manufacturing outsourcing outcomes. In short: No wasted words; no wasted time.

The Hidden Price Of Analytical Validation Compliance

By treating distinct validation guidelines as decision-making units, data envelopment analysis (DEA) allows for the mathematical evaluation of their resource efficiency.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

Translating Massive Data Into Therapeutic Momentum

New advances in chemomics, proteome mapping, and modern synthetic methods are redefining how quickly and precisely discovery teams can move from raw data to meaningful clinical momentum.

From Nature-Limited To AI-Designed: The Future Of Gene Editing

Generative AI is creating novel gene-editing proteins with greater precision and potency, expanding therapeutic possibilities while overcoming the limits of naturally evolved enzymes.

Unlocking Durable Allogeneic Cell Therapy

Advances in genome engineering and immune evasion are enabling scalable, durable allogeneic cell therapies, overcoming rejection challenges and expanding potential treatments across diverse diseases.

Global Reach, Biotech Speed: Clinical Packaging, Labeling That Delivers

By integrating scalable operations, reliable supply chains, and deep regulatory expertise, biotech companies can eliminate bottlenecks, improve efficiency, and accelerate trial execution.

The New Rules Of Developing Novel AAV Capsids

The shift toward engineered AAV capsids is expanding therapeutic possibilities while making manufacturability, analytical readiness, immunogenicity, and regulatory strategy integral to selection.

Evaluation Of Synthetic DNA As An Alternative To Plasmid DNA

Synthetic DNA replaces plasmids for AAV production, cutting contaminants and variability and improving reproducibility and scalability from research to manufacturing.

Solving Challenges For Vectors That Are Complex In Practice

Overcome adenoviral scale-up challenges with a design-to-scale manufacturing framework that optimizes cell growth, boosts vector productivity, and supports reliable clinical supply.

Three-Dimensional Linkage Analysis With Digital PCR For Genome Integrity

A cost-effective approach with a comprehensive AAV analytical package holds the potential to advance the application of rAAV in cell and gene therapy for the treatment of human diseases.

From Genome Editing Innovation To Therapeutic Reality

Beyond CRISPR, new genome editing tools are expanding therapeutic possibilities. Discover key innovations, delivery strategies, challenges, and future trends.

mRNA LNPs Drive Safe, Effective Repeat Dosing In Disease Models

Repeat dosing may be essential for long-term mRNA applications. Explore safety, immune-response, and efficacy findings from multiple LNP administrations.

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Enabling Success in Cell & Gene Therapy — October 29 at 11:00 a.m. ET

Explore the technologies, capabilities, and scale-up strategies advancing cell and gene therapy manufacturing. Leading CGT CDMOs will share insights on process development, technology transfer, clinical supply, and commercial readiness, helping sponsors evaluate potential partners and navigate the unique challenges of advanced therapy manufacturing. Learn more.

SOLUTIONS

Circular DNA Architectures For Advanced Gene Editing

Accelerating Advanced Therapies From Concept To Clinic

End-To-End Services: Discovery To Commercialization

Your Innovation, Delivered With Certainty

Advancing Gene Therapies From Development Through Manufacturing

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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