Under the terms of the agreement, Fresenius Kabi will provide their expertise in apheresis collection and automated cell processing equipment to advance Lupagen’s Extracorporeal Cell and Gene Therapy Delivery System, which focuses on simplifying and reducing costs for cell and gene therapy through a bedside procedure. The agreement covers both technology development and supply agreements.
“Cell and gene therapies have helped treat or cure some of society’s most complex and challenging diseases but more needs to be done to bring the delivery of these technologies closer to patients. We believe this agreement is a great step in the goal of more affordable and scalable therapies for patients by enabling treatment at the bedside,” said Bryan Blickhan, senior vice president, R&D and Device Production, Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapies at Fresenius Kabi.
“Lupagen’s mission is to make cell and gene therapy as common and widely accessible as standard blood transfusion or dialysis procedures. Therefore, we are excited about our collaboration with Fresenius Kabi, a global leader in blood and cell technologies, which accelerates deployment of our solution to patients who need these treatments the most,” said Nipon Das, M.D., co-founder and CEO of Lupagen.
