Cell & Gene: The Podcast

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Dr. Bruce Levine on ISCT and the Future of CAR-T May 23, 2024

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In anticipation of ISCT 2024 in Vancouver, Canada, Dr. Bruce Levine is back on Cell & Gene: The Podcast to share information about the event as well as his expertise on the future of CAR-T therapy for solid tumors, autoimmune disease, and more. He talks about his time and learnings as President Elect, President, and Immediate Past President of ISCT. He covers Cellicon Valley and Philadelphia's success as on-going CGT hub, and much more.

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CGTs for HIV Suppression with Addimmune's Dr. Marcus Conant May 09, 2024

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Dr. Marcus Conant is CMO at Addimmune, a biotech startup developing a cell therapy for HIV that spun out of cell and gene therapy biotech American Gene Technologies (AGT). He spent his career on the front lines of HIV treatment and research and remains an advocate for the HIV patient. He formed the Kaposi’s Sarcoma Research & Education Foundation in 1982, which later became the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. On this episode, Dr. Conant shares they why behind cell and gene therapy to treat HIV, and he explains Addimmune’s lead asset, AGT103-T, which is designed to provide broad protection using silencing RNA to inhibit binding/entry of the virus, halt replication, and prevent escape.

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Inside BlueRock Therapeutics' Parkinson's Disease Trial with Dr. Ahmed Enayetallah Apr 25, 2024

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BlueRock Therapeutics' SVP Head of Development, Dr. Ahmed Enayetallah, joins Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host, Erin Harris, to discuss the company's phase I clinical trial for Parkinson’s disease, which continues to show positive trends at 18 months. They cover the important role induced pluripotent stem cells' (iPSCs) play in the trial, and they also discuss the company's investigational cell therapy, bemdaneprocel.
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Reducing the Disease Burden of AML with Vor Bio's Dr. Robert Ang Apr 11, 2024

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In 2021 on Episode 13, Vor Bio’s President and CEO, Dr. Robert Ang shared data about the company’s lead engineered hematopoietic cell (eHSC) product candidate. Dr. Ang is back to talk to Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host, Erin Harris, about how Vor has treated 8 patients demonstrating clinical proof of concept and is also in the clinic with a CAR-T that could be used in combination with shielded stem cell transplants. They also talk through Vor’s decision to build an internal cell therapy manufacturing facility co-located with their Cambridge, MA-based headquarters.

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Reducing Toxicities in Allogeneic Cell Therapies with Orca Bio's Dr. Scott McClellan Mar 28, 2024

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Orca Bio's CMO, Dr. Scott McClellan, joins Erin Harris on this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast to discuss how and why toxicities continue to stymie allogeneic cell therapies. They cover Orca Bio's plan to potentially lowering the risk of GvHD as well as Orca-T, the investigational high-precision allogeneic cell therapy being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of multiple hematologic malignancies.

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Inside Cellular Rejuvenation Therapies for Age-Related Diseases with Life Biosciences' Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson, Ph.D. Mar 14, 2024

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On this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, Host Erin Harris talks to Life Biosciences' CSO, Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson, Ph.D., about the Boston-based biotech's cellular rejuvenation therapies for the treatment of age-related diseases. They cover Life Biosciences' lead program, a gene therapy called OSK that is being advanced in two optic neuropathies – a rare eye disease of aging called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and glaucoma. They also cover they why behind gene therapy as a modality, as well as Life Biosciences' partnership with Forge Biologics to manufacture AAV for the cellular rejuvenation technology.

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The Future of Rare Diseases with The Jackson Laboratory’s Rare Disease Translational Center's Cat Lutz Feb 29, 2024

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Rare Disease Day is February 29, 2024, and in honor of this important day, Cell & Gene: The Podcast Host Erin Harris sits down with Jackson Laboratory’s (JAX) Rare Disease Translational Center (RDTC)'s VP, Cat Lutz. They discuss RDTC's mission, the specific qualifications that make up a rare disease, how the study of rare diseases can potentially advance progress in common diseases, and much more.

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Inside Yescarta's Reduced Median Turnaround Time with Kite, a Gilead company's Christopher McDonald Feb 15, 2024

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On this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, Christopher McDonald, Global Head of Technical Operations at Kite, a Gilead company, talks to Host Erin Harris about Kite's recent FDA approval of manufacturing process change resulting in reduced median turnaround time for Yescarta. They talk through the most significant steps Kite took to reach this approval, lessons learned from having worked with the FDA, scaling up technologies for cell therapy manufacturing, and more.

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Pricing, Value, And Access of CGTs With The Dedham Group's Jennifer Klarer, M.Sc.Eng. Feb 01, 2024

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The Dedham Group's Jennifer Klarer, M.Sc.Eng., Partner and Head of Cell & Gene Therapy, joins Erin Harris on this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast for a deep dive into pricing and value for CGTs. Klarer shares a detailed breakdown of the most misunderstood aspects of cell and gene therapy pricing, value, and affordability. She details how manufacturers can get ahead of addressing time to treatment issues typically experienced at launch. They cover obtaining adequate investment dollars, and much more.

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Breaking Down Solid Tumors with Triumvira Immunologics' Dr. Paul Lammers Jan 18, 2024

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Paul Lammers, M.D., M.Sc., CEO of Triumvira Immunologics joins Cell & Gene: The Podcast to talk to Host Erin Harris about TAC, the company's proprietary T cell Antigen Coupler, which has both autologous and allogeneic approaches. They also discuss targeting relapsed or refractory HER2-positive solid tumors and CLDN18.2-positive solid tumors. And they cover a realistic outlook on the evolution of cancer treatment.

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