Advanced Therapies Week 2022 | Overcoming manufacturing issues in gene therapies for rare diseases

John Maslowski, CCO, Forge Biologics, Columbus, OH, discusses strategies to optimize the manufacturing of gene therapies for rare diseases. In addition to regulatory barriers, maintaining the consistency of the product is vital, especially when manufacturing occurs in large-scale bioreactors. To ensure the cost of production remains low and the patients’ needs are successfully met, he emphasizes the need to use automated analytical tools in a closed system. Assessing product quality via high throughput systems can expedite production times on a larger scale. This interview took place at Advanced Therapies Week 2022.