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Allogeneic CAR‑T Therapy Enables MS Patient to Walk Again in Just 60 Days
Published on LinkedIn via Spencer Knight Jan Janisch-Hanzlik, 49, became the first person in the world to receive allogeneic CAR‑T...
Aug 7, 2025


AI Model Predicts Blood Stem Cell Quality by Tracking Live Cell Behavior
Published by University of Tokyo via Nature Communications Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a novel system that...
Aug 6, 2025


CMC Hurdles Are Now the Biggest Barrier to CGT Approval
Published on Drug Discovery News Recent FDA rejections of three advanced therapies, Capricor’s CAP‑1002, Ultragenyx’s DTX401, and Rocket...
Aug 6, 2025


SERB Acquires Y-mAbs Therapeutics in $412M All-Cash Deal
Published on LinkedIn via Spencer Knight SERB Pharmaceuticals will acquire Y-mAbs Therapeutics for $412 million, marking a strategic...
Aug 6, 2025


UCLA Trial Uses Stem Cells to Create Renewable Cancer‑Fighting T Cells
Published on OncoDaily via Hung Trinh In a first‑in‑human trial led by UCLA, researchers demonstrated that hematopoietic stem cells...
Aug 6, 2025


3‑in‑1 Automated Platform Speeds Up CAR‑T Manufacturing in Just 7 Days
Published by Cytotherapy via LinkedIn A new paper describes a fully integrated platform that automates three core CAR‑T manufacturing...
Aug 5, 2025


Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Teens and Adults with Genetic Deafness
Published on LinkedIn via Spencer Knight In a groundbreaking study by Karolinska Institutet, ten patients born deaf due to a mutation in...
Aug 5, 2025


FDA Approves Leqvio and Expands Alhemo Use in One Day
Published on LinkedIn via Spencer Knight The FDA has granted two approvals within 24 hours. Novartis’s Leqvio (inclisiran), a...
Aug 1, 2025


ARM Highlights Growth and Access Advances in Cell-Based Immuno-Oncology
Published in Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (April 2025 Preview) A new whitepaper from the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine...
Jul 29, 2025


Casgevy Gene Therapy Brings Relief to Sickle Cell Disease Patient
Published on Mass General Brigham After years of debilitating pain from sickle cell disease, Allan Byamukama became one of the first...
Jul 28, 2025


AbbVie Acquires Global Rights to ISB 2001 in $700M Deal
Published on LinkedIn via Spencer Knight AbbVie has secured worldwide rights to ISB 2001, a first-in-class trispecific antibody developed...
Jul 28, 2025


GSK Pays $500M Upfront in $12B Deal with Hengrui Pharma
Published on LinkedIn via Spencer Knight GSK has entered a $12 billion licensing deal with China’s Hengrui Pharma, paying $500 million...
Jul 28, 2025


Autolus’s AUCATZYL (Obecabtagene Autoleucel) Approved in EU Following U.S. Clearance
Published on Autolus Therapeutics News Releases Autolus’s CAR‑T therapy, AUCATZYL (obecabtagene autoleucel), has received marketing...
Jul 27, 2025


Healthspan Compass Vol. 11 Highlights Breakthroughs in Aging, CAR‑T and Regenerative Science
Published by Regenerative Medicine Foundation The July 2025 Healthspan Compass newsletter showcases several advances in longevity and...
Jul 27, 2025


Invitation to Attend: Workshop on Generative AI for HEOR & Market Access (27–28 August 2025)
Dear Members, I hope this message finds you well. On behalf of the Sarawak Society for Cell and Gene Therapy Research (SSCTR), I am...
Jul 27, 2025


TAF1 Identified as a Key DNA Switch for Blood Stem Cell Differentiation
Published on Technology Networks A new study identifies TAF1 as a molecular switch that helps adult hematopoietic stem cells transition...
Jul 26, 2025


Antibody-Based Protocol Enables Safer Stem Cell Transplants Without Chemo or Radiation
Published on Stanford Medicine News Stanford researchers have successfully used an antibody, briquilimab, to prepare children with...
Jul 26, 2025


MSC Secretome Shows Potential to Reverse Cellular Senescence
Published in Cytotherapy Volume 27, Issue 4 A recent review in Cytotherapy highlights the ability of mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)...
Jul 26, 2025


Reflection on the Value-Based Healthcare Conference 2025: Implications for Cell and Gene Therapy in Malaysia
On 9 July 2025, I had the privilege of attending the Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) Conference 2025, organized by the Pharmaceutical...
Jul 26, 2025


A 3-in-1 Breakthrough in CAR-T Manufacturing
A new paper in Cytotherapy describes an integrated platform that may significantly accelerate how CAR-T cells are produced. Researchers...
Jul 18, 2025
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