Korea Vaxcellbio aims to become a genuine game changer in the global immune cell therapy market Dr Je-Jung Lee, CEO of Vaxcellbio, discusses how his experience as a physician and immunotherapy researcher shaped the company’s patient-centred mission. He outlines Vaxcellbio’s differentiated NK cell, CAR-T and CAR-MIL platforms, manufacturing strategy, Korea’s evolving…
USA Legend is looking at all ways to bring CAR-T to more patients, including allogeneic, autologous, and in vivo approaches Alan Bash, Interim CEO of Legend Biotech speaks about achieving the milestone of treating 13,000 adult patients, with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 prior line…
USA CAR T-cell therapies are entering a new phase of development in which the focus is increasingly shifting from scientific validation towards the practical realities of access, scalability, reimbursement, and delivery across broader healthcare settings. Brian Heath, SVP and Head of Global Commercial at Kite, a Gilead Company, discusses the barriers…
UK Drawing on a career spanning oncology drug discovery at AstraZeneca and biotech leadership as CEO of Enhanc3d Genomics, Hazel Jones is now Chief Strategy Officer at Laverock Therapeutics. We caught up with her at the Asia Summit on Global Health in Hong Kong, where the company was showcasing its programmable…
Taiwan TLC Bio’s George Yeh outlines the company’s evolution from liposomal oncology roots to advanced lipid nanoparticle platforms, including sustained-release therapies and in vivo cell therapy. He highlights a globally integrated development model, late-stage osteoarthritis assets, and a partnership-driven commercial strategy aimed at delivering scalable, stable, and accessible next-generation therapeutics. …
China Founded by Dr Helen Yang and Dr Peter He, Oricell Therapeutics stands at the forefront of next-generation cell and gene therapy innovation. Built on a comprehensive platform that integrates antibody discovery, CAR-T engineering, and advanced manufacturing, Oricell is advancing differentiated therapies for solid tumours such as hepatocellular carcinoma and hematologic…
USA Orla Cloak, CEO of Minaris, explains how the organisation. was formed by integrating Minaris Regenerative Medicine, a dedicated cell and gene therapy (CGT) CDMO, and WuXi Advanced Therapies, which brought both CGT manufacturing and established GMP biosafety testing capabilities. Today, Minaris operates under private equity as two complementary businesses: Minaris…
China Developing effective CAR-T therapies for T-cell malignancies remains one of the most technically challenging frontiers in cell therapy. Dr Lin Yang of PersonGen Biotherapeutics discusses the company’s progress with its CD7-targeted CAR-T programme, its strategy to translate complex cell therapies into viable commercial products, and how PersonGen is repositioning its…
Taiwan Sean Chang, CEO of Locus Cell, explains how his clinical CAR-T background led him to build a Taiwan-based CDMO for advanced cell therapies. The company is scaling Southeast Asia’s largest GMP facility, leveraging Taiwan’s manufacturing discipline, regulatory reforms and global partnerships to deliver high-quality, cost-competitive production bridging academic innovation and…
Taiwan Dr Wen-Liang Huang, General Manager of Ever Supreme Biotechnology, brings over 40 years of clinical cardiology experience to biopharmaceutical leadership. Recruited by the company’s founder, his medical background informs the translation of cell therapy innovations into meaningful patient treatments. Under his guidance, Ever Supreme has become Taiwan’s pioneering cell therapy…
Hong Kong With Hong Kong now host to a growing volume of public and private entities specializing in cell and gene therapy development, some market insiders spy great opportunities for the city, with its unique background context and characteristics, to play a role shaping the next wave of biomedicine discovery. Dr…
Hong Kong In summer 2023, Hong Kong entered the next frontier of cancer care with the launch of its first hospital-based CAR-T clinical trial. Developed entirely within city limits by a team of clinicians and scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Prince of Wales Hospital, and the Hong Kong…
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