

Cell & Gene: The Podcast
Erin Harris
Cell & Gene, the most valuable online resource for delivering in-depth content from authoritative authors and sources to professionals in the CGT sector, introduces Cell & Gene: The Podcast. In each episode, Cell & Gene Chief Editor, Erin Harris, will talk to industry and academic leaders about their current initiatives and how they are moving the sector forward.
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Jul 21, 2022 • 28min
An Interview with Dr. Carl June
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Dr. Carl June, an HIV gene therapy pioneer and the father of CAR-T cell therapy, joins Cell & Gene: The Podcast to discuss the current state of CAR-T therapy, what's on the short-term horizon for immunotherapy, on-going manufacturing capacity issues, an update on Emily Whitehead, the first child to receive CAR-T cell therapy on an experimental basis, and more.Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

Jul 7, 2022 • 33min
Inside Gamma Delta T Cells with TC BioPharm’s CEO, Bryan Kobel
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.TC BioPharm's CEO Bryan Kobel explains gamma delta t cells (GDT) in depth as well as the advantages of using GDT cells as a cell therapy vehicle. He discusses why the publicly-traded, clinical-stage cell therapy company conducts and manages all clinical trials in house as well as the unique challenges and benefits that come along with doing so. Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

Jun 23, 2022 • 28min
Moving On from AAV with Poseida Therapeutics' CEO, Mark Gergen
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Poseida Therapeutics is a broad platform technology company led by CEO, Mark Gergen. During this episode, Gergen explains how and why the company is moving away from AAV delivery in favor of nanoparticle delivery. He shares some of the biggest hurdles the CGT sector faces when it comes to the development of off-the-shelf therapies as well as the manufacturing challenges Poseida has had to overcome and how they did it.Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

Jun 9, 2022 • 24min
Inside the New Hybrid Roles for Cell Therapy Clinical Trials with Immatics' Michael Mehler
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Autologous cell therapy clinical trials and products are very complex, and the stakeholder investment is diverse. Immatics' Director, Clinical Operations, Michael Mehler, explains why new hybrid roles operate in clinical operations, clinical supply chain, strategic operations, and medical affairs to help bridge the gap between the sponsor company and the clinical site for clinical trials in an autologous setting. Mehler talks through the main aspects of a site operations lead and why the role is imperative to commercial success as well as how he sees the role evolving in the near term. He also explains what size CGT companies will benefit most from these new hybrid roles.Cell & Gene: The Podcast is produced by Cell & Gene in partnership with Applied Biosystems by Thermo Fisher Scientific. Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

May 26, 2022 • 20min
Moving to an Allogeneic RNA Cell Therapy Program with Cartesian Therapeutics' Dr. Metin Kurtoglu
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Dr. Metin Kurtoglu, COO at Cartesian Therapeutics, explains the clinical-stage biotech's autologous RNA cell therapies, Descartes-08 for Myasthenia Gravis and Descartes-11 for multiple myeloma. He also explains Descartes-25, their allogeneic RNA cell therapy and the reasons for the move to "off-the-shelf," and why the future of RNA cell therapy is not confined to rare and fatal diseases. We also discuss post-care for patients having received infusions.Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

May 12, 2022 • 27min
Gene Therapy's Commercial Manufacturing Issues with Encoded Therapeutics' Andy Stober
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Encoded Therapeutics' Chief Manufacturing Officer Andy Stober explains the unique commercial manufacturing issues in gene therapy and how to address them. Stober also shares some of the lessons he's learned, which may educate the next generation of gene therapy scientists to accelerate future manufacturing success. We also talk about what developers need to consider regarding the ethical responsibilities in gene therapy.Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

Apr 28, 2022 • 19min
Inside CAR-T Therapy For Ovarian Cancer with Anixa Biosciences' Amit Kumar, Ph.D.
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Amit Kumar, Ph.D., President and CEO at Anixa Biosciences details the company’s progress on its Phase 1 trial for ovarian cancer. We also discuss why the company’s ovarian cancer program is integral for initial proof of concept for other solid tumor indications. He covers why CAR-T therapy uses an existing hormone/hormone receptor relationship to create a targeted approach to treat ovarian cancer. Dr. Kumar shares how the field of cell therapy may evolve in the short term, and much more.Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

Apr 14, 2022 • 25min
Pivoting to Allogeneic CAR-T Therapies with Celyad Oncology’s CMO, Dr. Charlie Morris
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Celyad Oncology’s CMO, Dr. Charlie Morris, shares the benefits and challenges of the allogeneic approach versus the autologous approach and why a non-gene edited shRNA approach may result in better efficacy and safety for CAR-T therapies.Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

Mar 31, 2022 • 27min
Rocket Pharmaceuticals' CEO Dr. Gaurav Shah on FDA's Clinical Holds on Gene Therapy Trials
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Rocket Pharmaceuticals CEO Dr. Gaurav Shah offers his take on why gene therapy developers have been plagued by clinical holds, whether the FDA’s AAV-focused CTGTAC meeting's takeaways will hold up throughout 2022, and more.Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn

Mar 17, 2022 • 25min
Inside Solid Tumor Therapies with BlueSphere Bio’s CEO Dr. David Apelian
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.BlueSphere Bio's CEO Dr. David Apelian explains the difficulties associated with treating solid tumor cancers as well as what the CGT sector needs to get right in the short term and why.Subscribe to the podcast!Apple | Spotify | YouTube Visit my website: Cell & Gene Connect with me on LinkedIn