Showing posts with label CMOs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CMOs. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Scott Burger on finding the right strategic partner

By Brian Caine

Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy MD Scott Burger gave attendees of Cell Therapy Bioprocessing & Commercialization a detailed overview of the roles, responsibilities and importance of teaming up with the right strategic partners, CMOs, CROs Suppliers and other contract providers.

“While it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to successfully bring a product to market,” he said.

He also outlined the five historical problems with working with CMOs:
  1. Insufficient cell therapy experience and expertise
  2. Inadequate capacity
  3. Lack of commitment to the project
  4. Differing expectations for roles and responsibilities
  5. Inadequate/ineffective communication between client and CMO
Burger provided examples of differences between a biological and a CT CMO and reinforced the critical need to vet each CMO candidate to ensure their “capabilities, capacity, availability match your needs and expectations”.

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