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Category: Cell & Gene Therapy


Beyond Breakthroughs: Expanding Access to CAR-T Through New Manufacturing Models

Part 28 of our Bridging the Gap Series (Summary of the webinar session held in March 2026) For all the progress in cell and gene therapy, getting these treatments to patients remains one of the field’s greatest challenges. Today, only a fraction of eligible patients are able to access these therapies—often due not to science, but to […]

Frozen by Design: Expert Insights from the Live Q&A

What Happens when Your Cryo Storage Can’t Keep Up? Cryogenic storage rarely makes it onto the list of things that sink a cell and gene therapy program. And that’s exactly the problem. By the time cryogenic storage becomes visibly unmanageable, with freezers multiplying down the hallway, operators spending hours tracking down a single sample, or […]

CAR-T Beyond Blood Cancers: Re-engineering Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors

Part 27 of our Bridging the Gap Series (Summary of the webinar session held in February 2026) CAR-T therapy has already demonstrated what’s possible in certain blood cancers. However, solid tumors are proving much harder to treat. This challenge was the focus of Azenta’s recent Bridging the Gap webinar. Moderated by Olga Bukatova, Associate Director of Business […]

Made-in-Canada CAR-T: How Collaboration Is Expanding Access to Cell Therapy

Part 26 of our Bridging the Gap Series (Summary of the webinar session held in January 2026) Cell and gene therapy is changing what’s possible for patients, particularly through CAR-T therapies for certain cancers. But access isn’t equal. Who receive treatment—and when—often comes down to geography, manufacturing capacity, cost, and infrastructure. Recently, leaders from Canada’s cell therapy […]

From Lab to Landmark: What Europe’s First Nonprofit Gene Therapy Approval Means for the CGT Community

Part 25 of our Bridging the Gap Series (Summary of the webinar session held in December 2025) Editor’s note: Since this webinar, Waskyra has also received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), expanding access beyond Europe. One of the hardest challenges in cell & gene therapy (CGT) is determining how programs for ultra-rare diseases […]

From Discovery to Delivery: Building Smarter Regulatory Pathways for Cell and Gene Therapy

Part 24 of our Bridging the Gap Series (Summary of the webinar session held in November 2025) Access to life-saving cell and gene therapies depends not only on scientific breakthroughs but also on the systems that bring those breakthroughs to patients. Regulations, infrastructure, and collaboration across borders determine whether a therapy moves from the lab to the […]

Connecting the Dots in Cell and Gene Therapy: The Power of Shared Purpose and Patient Hope

Part 23 of our Bridging the Gap Series (Summary of the webinar session held in October 2025) The last decade has seen a revolution in the way cell and gene therapies are developed, delivered, and accessed. What began as pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation has evolved into a global ecosystem advancing engineered cell therapies that offer […]

Decentralizing CAR-T in Europe: Inside and Beyond Hospital Clínic de Barcelona’s ARI Program

Part 22 of our Bridging the Gap Series (Summary of the webinar session held in September 2025) Access to advanced therapies is often framed as a challenge of resources and infrastructure. But in Europe, a bold new model is reshaping how patients receive life-saving CAR T-cell therapy. Instead of relying solely on commercial manufacturing and centralized approval […]

Optimizing Cell Viability in a GMP Workflow

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing can be complex. Part of the process requires precise, contamination-free thawing across a variety of critical materials. While we often focus on thawing cryopreserved cell products, another key component in CGT workflows is the controlled thawing of viral vectors used in gene modification. Researchers of King’s College London, UK, […]

10 Reasons to Use Dry Thawing in Cell Therapy Processes

During cell therapy process development and manufacturing, you need unwavering trust in the technologies that you use. Barkey offers multiple solutions that deliver trust in the form of precise, gentle, yet robust dry thawing for your vials, bags, and bottles. Below are 10 great reasons to incorporate a Barkey dry thawing system. 10 Reasons to […]