Articles from Xcell Biosciences Inc.

Xcell Biosciences Inc. (Xcellbio), an instrumentation company focused on cell and gene therapy applications, today announced that it has expanded its collaboration with AmplifyBio, a rapidly growing contract development and manufacturing organization, through the installation of a new AVATAR™ Foundry system as part of Xcellbio’s beta access program. The new instrument will enable AmplifyBio’s team to advance from small-scale workflows on the previously installed AVATAR™ Odyssey platform to achieve automated cell therapy manufacturing workflows suitable for clinical use.

Xcell Biosciences Inc. (Xcellbio), an innovative technology company focused on cell and gene therapy manufacturing applications, today announced its speaker lineup and activities for the upcoming ISCT 2024, the annual meeting of the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy, taking place May 29 – June 1 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Along with AmplifyBio and the University of Virginia, Xcellbio will offer poster presentations of its AVATAR technology in T cell manufacturing and analytical applications.

Xcell Biosciences Inc. (Xcellbio), an innovative technology company focused on cell and gene therapy manufacturing applications, and AmplifyBio, a rapidly growing contract development and manufacturing organization, today announced the launch of a partnership designed to streamline and improve the manufacturing process for engineered T-cell receptor (TCR) therapies targeting solid tumors. Preliminary results of this work will be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT 2024), taking place May 29 – June 1 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Xcell Biosciences Inc. (Xcellbio), an instrumentation company focused on cell and gene therapy applications, today announced it has added new elements to its research collaboration agreement with Labcorp, a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services. Through the expanded collaboration, Labcorp will participate in the beta program for Xcellbio’s clinical manufacturing line of AVATAR™ instruments and has been given an observer seat on the company’s board of directors. In exchange, Labcorp has increased its strategic investment in Xcellbio. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. The companies will be jointly presenting results from their existing cell and gene therapy collaboration at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

Xcell Biosciences Inc. (Xcellbio), an instrumentation company focused on cell and gene therapy applications, today announced the formation of a new scientific and business advisory board composed of some of the leading minds in the industry. The board will provide valuable expertise to help the company achieve its goals in the therapeutics market.

Xcell Biosciences Inc. (Xcellbio), an instrumentation company focused on cell and gene therapy applications, and aCGT Vector, a point-of-care cell and gene therapy-as-a-service (TaaS) company, today announced a collaboration to improve manufacturing and analytic procedures used to develop personalized cell and gene therapies for cancer patients. Through this alliance, aCGT Vector will provide its point-of-care, GMP-licensed manufacturing platform to validate Xcellbio’s core next-generation manufacturing and analytical AVATAR AI technology for use in precision cancer treatment.

Xcell Biosciences Inc. (Xcellbio), an automation and instrumentation company focused on cell therapy manufacturing, today announced the appointment of Shannon Eaker, Ph.D., as its Chief Technology Officer. A veteran of the cell and gene therapy industry, Dr. Eaker will be responsible for driving Xcellbio’s instrument and software development strategy and the commercial delivery of its innovative commercial platforms.