A Radical Proposal to Preserve Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation
Cell and gene therapies are amazing medical breakthroughs but if we don’t find ways to pay for them, the development pipeline will fail.
Cell and gene therapies are amazing medical breakthroughs but if we don’t find ways to pay for them, the development pipeline will fail.
Groundbreaking new therapies have exciting potential to treat and cure diseases while minimizing burden on patients; however, they create major clinical, operational and financial implications that must be planned for years in advance.
As cell-based therapies grow more complex and manufacturing networks expand, resilience can’t be an afterthought, and cryopreservation can no longer just be a step that gets validated during development and left alone. It needs to play an ongoing role in product consistency, potency, and reliability.
Recent developments, including a high-profile acquisition and key regulatory changes, point to a paradigm shift. Cell and gene therapy is becoming increasingly commercially viable, with the potential to improve the lives of millions.
Blood centers are neutral partners, as they do not compete with hospitals for patients. Instead, they complement hospitals by providing a focused array of high-quality, specialized, patient-centric services, allowing hospitals to maintain primary relationships with patients and their families.
A Q&A with Naoki Okamura revealed that when it comes to cell and gene therapies, the CEO of Astellas Pharma believes risk-taking is a must for eventual success.
Walgreens announced that it is expanding its specialty pharmacy offerings. Experts think that this move could yield several strategic benefits, given the higher profit margins associated with specialty medications compared to traditional drugs. They also think Walgreens’ move could lead to greater competition, consolidation and innovation within the broader pharmacy industry.
As cell and gene therapies continue to make headlines as a key opportunity for growth, success in this field will require both innovative tech as well as strategic foresight.
Innovation in the HIV treatment landscape is playing a role in addressing medication adherence. In recent years, long-acting injectable antiretroviral monthly and bi-monthly treatment options have been approved – a welcome alternative for people living with HIV. We are now on the cusp of it coming full circle from the days when patients took multiple pills a day to potentially a one-and-done single-dose treatment