The movement of fresh cellular starting material or a manufactured cell and gene therapy is a critical and time-sensitive piece of the supply chain ecosystem. At Be The Match BioTherapies®, these transports are coordinated and monitored by experienced logistics coordinators. In many cases, it’s our volunteer couriers who hand carry and deliver these products. “Our…
The rapid growth of the cell and gene therapy industry is a positive for patients. However, it comes with increasing demand for high-quality cellular source material collected at apheresis centers. Managing collection capacity impacts from this growth requires understanding challenges from the perspective of the apheresis center and collaboration across the industry to develop solutions.
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt lives across the globe in 2021, but that didn’t keep the cell and gene therapy industry from advancing. With many new regulatory approvals anticipated in 2022, the industry shows no signs of slowing down. We look back at 2021 and ahead to 2022 and beyond.
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted nearly every aspect of the cell and gene therapy supply chain. That required companies throughout the cell and gene therapy industry to pivot quickly to continue to deliver for patients. Be The Match BioTherapies® was no exception.
As a cell and gene therapy developer, your cell collection protocol requirements and specifications will impact your apheresis center network selection strategy and your ability to efficiently scale your processes. Any time your protocols or processes differ from those in place at a center, there are likely implications for training, forms and standard operating procedures (SOPs), which can delay your first collection.
As your cell or gene therapy moves toward commercialization, supply chain readiness is critical. But what does it take to develop a successful supply chain strategy to support a commercial launch? Orchard Therapeutics and Be The Match BioTherapies® have first-hand experience.
After raising a record $19.9 billion in funding in 2020, doubling the previous year, the cell and gene therapy industry shows no signs of slowing down. Forecasters predict more record growth this year, especially in terms of regulatory decisions; at least nine new products have been approved or are up for approval in the United…
For many in the field of cell and gene therapy, 2020 had a singular theme: COVID-19. Dozens of clinical and preclinical trials were launched in labs around the world to test the efficacy of cell therapies to target complications from COVID-19 infection. But while the pandemic drew most of the media attention, it wasn’t the…
Travel disruptions caused by COVID-19 have meant little more than delayed holidays or missed work meetings for most of us. They’re inconveniences, but hardly life-threatening challenges. But for patients who depend on cell therapies to provide potentially curative treatments, the pandemic’s canceled flights and closed borders have posed a real threat to their wellbeing. In…