Biopharma Manufacturing for Advanced Therapies
New medicines show enormous promise, but a number of important challenges will need to be addressed
This Financial Times event, organised in partnership with Cytiva, brought together pharma, biotech, CDMOs, industry suppliers of services and equipment, and other players engaged in the fast-growing field of RNA, Cell and Gene, ATMPs manufacture and commercialisation. The focus was on innovative ways to expedite and improve biomanufacturing and ensure the next generation of advanced therapies can reach patients affordably and at scale.
Key Takeaways
Challenges
Biopharma manufacturing faces challenges in scaling, personalising and speed/agility for advanced therapies.
Scalability
Building a scalable ecosystem is crucial for industrialising production and bringing therapies to market.
Automation and Flexibility
Finding the right balance between automation and flexibility is key to addressing scalability and cost challenges.
World-Class Business Leaders and Speakers
Past Lessons
Past experiences of scaling up can be applied to speed molecules to market.
Collaboration
Collaboration is key to success and having skilled people is essential to keep up with science.
Regulation
Dialogue with regulators is important for the development of advanced therapies and the industry must help regulators become comfortable with them.
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