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> Some closed-pipeline machine that lives in the hospital and automates sample → modified sample culture cycle? That's already a thing, for example Lonza's Coc
by puzzlingcaptcha 3y ago
> Some closed-pipeline machine that lives in the hospital and automates sample → modified sample culture cycle?
That's already a thing, for example Lonza's Cocoon platform or Miltenyi's Prodigy (both are often used for on-site manufacturing).
- panabee 3y agowould you mind sharing what you think are the largest bottlenecks to (1) 24-hr turnaround and (2) CAR-T therapy for < $10K?
- puzzlingcaptcha 3y agoI think that's near impossible to achieve with an autologous product. To meet those two goals I think you'd need to have an allogenic product manufactured and QCd in advance in a large batch, which you could thaw and infuse on demand. The problem with that approach is histocompatibility (HLA) matching, but several companies are working on that.
- panabee 3y agothanks for sharing. this is such an impactful space. hopefully someone one day can lower the cost to $10K or ideally $1K.