Newsletter | October 7, 2025

10.07.25 -- What FDA's Complete Response Letters (CRL) Say About Outsourcing

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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

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.

Development Of A Next-Gen AAV Helper Plasmid With Improved AAV9 Productivity

Enhancing AAV production efficiency is critical for expanding gene therapy applications — this optimized helper construct significantly boosts yield and potency.

DOE Methodology Reduces Cost, Time For Analytical Method Development

Here, we illustrate how our Design of Experiment (DoE) can accelerate development timelines, lower costs, and enhance decision-making across cell therapy programs.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

What FDA's Complete Response Letters (CRLs) Say About Outsourcing

The FDA embraced "radical transparency” by publishing over 200 complete response letters (CRLs) for drug and biologics applications submitted between 2020 and 2024. Hooray for the FDA; good for drug developers hard at work today so that we can identify patterns to help outsource better tomorrow.

A CAR T Outsourcing Case Study

Firelli Alonso, former and long-time Senior Director of External Supply at Pfizer, now industry consultant, provides an example of outsourcing in the CAR T space to demonstrate what can go right and wrong.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

A Digital Solution Embeds Quality Into Cellular Therapeutics Production

Discover how Dendreon cut review and release time by nearly 50% while maintaining a 99% right-first-time rate, which boosted collaboration, visibility, and operational efficiency across teams.

CRISPR Portfolio, Modalities Accelerate Candidate Identification

See how this cutting-edge, AI-driven genome editing technology can accelerate the development of precise, clinically viable therapies for genetic diseases.

The Continuation Of A Journey

How one family managed to combine resources and people to get an investigational gene replacement therapy manufactured and approved by the FDA for their daughter just 14 months after her diagnosis.

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.

Seamless Transitions From Bench To CGT Applications

Accelerate cell and gene therapy development with high-yield, regulatory-compliant plasmid DNA manufacturing that shortens timelines, minimizes risks, and streamlines your supply chain.

From Innovator To Partners In Cell Therapy: Our Evolution Into A CDMO

Explore the common pitfalls encountered in CGT CDMO collaborations, including communication breakdowns, differing regulatory interpretations, and program prioritization challenges.

Enabling CTA Submission In Record Time: Adenovirus Program Success

What does it take to bring an adenovirus-based therapy to the clinic – faster and without compromising quality? Find actionable insights to help improve efficiency and accelerate development timelines.

Advancing Commercial AAV Manufacturing Through Stable Producer Cell Lines

A high-performance, helper virus-free stable producer cell line is derived from proprietary high-producer HEK293 cells and is cultivated in a chemically defined, serum-free, ADCF medium in suspension.

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Webinar: From Plasmids to Cell-free DNA using Megabulb DNA

This Touchlight and ElevateBio webinar explores how non-viral methods are transforming T cell engineering by overcoming cost, safety, and scalability challenges of viral transduction. Speakers highlight CRISPR-based editing with mbDNA™ paired with Life Edit’s LEG14 nuclease. Data show mbDNA™ enabled efficient, precise TCR knock-in with superior performance over Plasmid (next generation circular double stranded) offering a scalable path to next-generation T cell therapies. Click here to learn more.

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Driving Innovations For mRNA Medicine Pioneers

Translating mRNA sequence to a high-quality drug product presents a complex challenge, but partnering with a single contract manufacturer can alleviate potential delays and risks.

Cell Line Characterization Testing Package

We offer a comprehensive range of assays to ensure the quality and safety of your cell lines. Our expertise in timely characterization is unparalleled, making us the ideal partner for testing.

Capacity Update April 2025: Cell & Gene Therapy

Witness how NYBCe and CCS are transforming cell and gene therapy development with end-to-end CDMO solutions, advanced logistics, and a growing innovation hub in Louisville.

Research And Development Services For Gene Therapies

Our mission is clear: to help sponsors reduce costs, shorten timelines, and de-risk development, so they can achieve critical milestones, secure investments, and advance life-changing therapies.

Cell Therapy Services: Customized Cell Collections

Ready to go deeper on cell characterization? Advance past typical cell and donor screening to create a comprehensive immune cell profile for each donor.

OUTSOURCED PHARMA CAPACITY UPDATE

Find Your New CDMO At Outsourced Pharma Capacity Update

CDMOs in biologics, cell and gene, and small molecule share their capabilities and available capacities. 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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