Newsletter | July 15, 2025

07.15.25 -- The FDA Was Darned Near Perfect, Right?

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The PDA Regulatory Conference 2025 Achieving CGMP Excellence: Sustainable Compliance Across the Lifecycle continues its 34-year tradition of delivering impactful content that supports the development and implementation of effective quality systems across the product lifecycle. This premier pharmaceutical CGMP conference on 08-10 September 2025 in Washington, DC will focus on strategies to manage manufacturing and quality risks while driving operational excellence and sustainable compliance.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Improving Production Through Addressing Complexity

In a recent webinar, contract manufacturing experts explored innovations in viral vector manufacturing as well as addressing production challenges and quality control strategies.

Revolutionizing Cell Therapy Through Automation

Discover how an automated cryopreservation process is reshaping the leukapheresis supply chain and driving progress into the future.

Part Two: Overcoming Limits In LVV Titer Measurement

Learn how a platform streamlines LVV titer measurement, offering a faster and more efficient alternative to traditional methods and addressing key process development challenges.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

The FDA Was Darned Near Perfect, Right?

Let's return to minutes before Donald Trump became president in January, to a time when the FDA was near perfect. That’s what one would assume today listening to those up in arms over the agency. Of course, the reality was quite different. Chief Editor Louis Garguilo helps regain perspective.

The Latest Techniques And Technology For Differentiating Capsids

Since AAV gene therapy’s origins, scientists and regulators have sought optimized ways to measure empty/full capsids. This expert reviews pros and cons of modern methods.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

Caring Cross: Boro Dropulić's Big Idea That Might Change The World

With real-world examples and a vision that challenges the prevailing norms of biotech commercialization, this conversation offers a powerful look at what it takes to reshape the future of healthcare.

Synergies Between Vaccine Expertise On Developing, Manufacturing Products

Understanding these partnerships and their impact on efficiency and safety is essential for stakeholders navigating the complexities of CGT development and production.

Electroporation, LNPs For Targeted CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing

This study compared non-viral transfection methods in primary human T-cells, demonstrating the feasibility of an LNP-based process with CRISPR/Cas9 and HDR template DNA in a single payload.

Working With An End-To-End CDMO To De-Risk Production

Consider how the following strategies can be used to optimize AAV manufacturing by reducing risk and balancing productivity, quality, and cost to meet the growing demands of gene therapy.

Early-Phase Whole-Body PK

Accelerate your path to the clinic with a cost-effective, label-free whole-body service — designed to deliver deeper insights, faster decisions, and better outcomes for your drug candidates.

Maximizing rAAV Production Efficiency: Introducing Pro10 Cell Line

These HEK293-derived, animal-component-free suspension cell lines form the foundation of a scalable, robust platform process that accelerates AAV manufacturing.

An Industrialization Roadmap For Autologous Cell Therapy

Explore specificities and challenges, leveraging automation for scalability with the Cocoon® Platform, building a vein-to-vein network to achieve ‘just-in-time’ delivery of therapies.

Development Strategies For Adenovirus-Based Gene Therapies

Scaling up viral vector production can be challenging, and ensuring consistent titers and activity requires careful optimization and technical expertise.

SOLUTIONS

Optimize Your RNA-LNP Delivery With Ionizable Lipids

Examine how lipid nanoparticles revolutionize intracellular drug delivery to enhance RNA vaccines, cell therapies, protein replacement, and gene editing.

No Cells, No Limits To DNA Production: Inside Synthetic DNA

Here, we walk you through our groundbreaking, enzymatic DNA manufacturing process that enables the production of linear DNA templates for IVT mRNA synthesis — without the use of cells.

Accelerating Innovations From Lab To Market

Cell therapies hold immense promise, but navigating the development process can be daunting. A strategic partner can bridge the gap between early-stage innovation and successful commercialization.

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