Rethinking How Cell and Gene Therapies Are Made to Improve Accessibility

The Bio Report

Cell and gene therapies offer great promise for treating, preventing, or curing serious health issues like cancer, genetic disorders, immunodeficiencies, and rare diseases. Nevertheless, the complexity and costs of producing and delivering these personalized medicines creates barriers to patients benefiting from their potential. Orgenesis is seeking to change the business model around cell and gene therapies through its Point-of-Care Platform, which it says can lower the cost, accelerate development, and expand access for patients. We spoke to Vered Caplan, CEO of Orgenesis, about the challenges of cell and gene therapy, how the company’s Point-of-Care Platform technology addresses those, and its network approach to building a pipeline of therapies across a wide range of indications.