Tuesday, April 11, 2017

CELLULAR BIOMEDICINE GROUP (CBMG) AND GE HEALTHCARE LIFE SCIENCES CHINA ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO ESTABLISH JOINT TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY TO DEVELOP CONTROL PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CAR-T AND STEM CELL THERAPIES

SHANGHAI, China and CUPERTINO, Calif., April 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellular Biomedicine Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CBMG) (CBMG or the Company), a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm engaged in the development of immunotherapies for cancer and stem cell therapies for degenerative diseases and GE Healthcare Life Sciences China, today announced that they have established a strategic research collaboration to co-develop certain high-quality industrial control processes in Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) and stem cell manufacturing. In connection with the collaboration, a joint laboratory within CBMG's new Shanghai Zhangjiang GMP-facility will be established and dedicated to the joint research and development of a functionally integrated and automated immunotherapy cell preparation system.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ab5bc905-b526-4e86-98bd-c96e306b5796

CBMG and GE Healthcare Life Sciences China plan to develop state-of-the-art automated CAR-T and stem cell manufacturing capabilities that build upon the accreditation of CBMG's GMP facilities in Shanghai, Wuxi and Beijing. The co-development activity will aim to standardize the delivery of cell manufacturing to potentially improve throughput, alleviate cost burdens and to minimize variability in cell production, which may increase the availability of engineered cells upon commercialization.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28885

No comments:

Post a Comment