Cell Culture Dish Podcast

Cell Culture Dish Podcast

The Cell Culture Dish (CCD) podcast covers areas important to the research, discovery, development, and manufacture of disease and biologic therapeutics. Key industry coverage areas include: drug discovery and development, stem cell research, cell and gene therapy, recombinant antibodies, vaccines, and emerging therapeutic modalities.

Episodes

April 30, 2025 19 mins
In this podcast, we spoke with Nainesh Shah, Sr. Application Engineer, Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America, about how inline buffer formulation and their MOTIV® system offers a more efficient, scalable, and cost-effective approach to buffer preparation. Traditional methods require large storage spaces, pose risks of leakage, and create inefficiencies that can disrupt production. In contrast, inline buffer formulation enables real-time m...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Dr. Jorge Escobar Ivirico, Product Manager, Bioprocess Solutions at Eppendorf, about the fascinating world of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), exploring their groundbreaking potential in regenerative medicine, personalized therapies, and drug development. Our guest explained how iPSCs, created by reprogramming adult somatic cells, can differentiate into virtually any cell type, making them inva...
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In an era where industries are increasingly driven by data and automation, the bioprocessing sector is embracing digital transformation to streamline workflows and improve productivity. However, blending the complex and highly regulated world of bioprocess with digitalization poses unique challenges. In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Simon Wieninger, Head of Portfolio and Applications at Eppendorf SE about how the journey toward digi...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Dr. George Wang, Vice President of Discovery and Preclinical Services at WuXi Biologics about the importance of identifying potential manufacturing, stability, and scalability challenges early to mitigate risks, reduce costs, and streamline drug development timelines. By evaluating factors such as solubility, stability, and manufacturability during initial candidate screening, companies can avoid cost...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Isha Dey, Senior Scientist, Cell Biology R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific about the challenges researchers face in selecting appropriate cell culture conditions due to variability in cell lines, lack of standardized protocols, and inconsistent reagent quality. Thermo Fisher Scientific's new Cell Culture Select Tool was developed to address these challenges by providing specific recommendations for med...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Ryan Bernhardt, CEO of Biosero and Jesse Mulcahy, Director and Head of Automation at Cellino about the importance of utilizing automation in cell therapy research and production and the potential of these technologies to transform the healthcare landscape and improve patient access. The Challenge of Accessibility in Cellular Therapy The traditional methods of creating induced pluripotent stem cells (i...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Fran Gregory, Vice President of Emerging Therapies at Cardinal Health about the cell and gene therapy landscape, innovative solutions to reduce cost, the regulatory environment, and reimbursement. Fran Gregory brings extensive experience in the biologic drug sector. As a pharmacist, she has worked across various areas, including payer PBM, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and now at Cardinal Health. Gre...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Luca Alberici, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Milan Facility, AGC Biologics about the road to their recent EC and FDA approval to commercially manufacture Lenmeldy™ and their future plans in cell and gene therapy.  What is Lenmeldy? We began the podcast by talking about AGC Biologics’ Milan site and their FDA approval to commercially manufacture Orchard Therapeutics’ Lenmeldy. Luca explain...
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  This panel discussion was originally published in the eBook “ Monoclonal Antibody Manufacturing Trends, Challenges, and Analytical Solutions to Eliminate Bioprocessing Bottlenecks” You can download all the articles in the series, by downloading the eBook.   Panel discussion members: Carrie Mason - Associate Director, R&D at Lonza Biologics Laura Madia - Independent Industry Consultant Alan Opper – Director of HaLCon Sales...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Nainesh Shah, Senior Application Engineer at Asahi Kasei Bioprocess about buffer management including the benefits of inline buffer formulation, and single use inline buffer formulation systems.   Buffer Management  We started the podcast by talking about how critical buffer management is to bioprocessing. Mr. Shah discussed how buffers are required in large quantities during the biomanufacturing proc...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Margherita Neri, Director of Vector Process Development, Milan Site at AGC Biologics, Andrew Laskowski, Global Product Manager Bioreactors at Cytiva and Andreia Pedregal, Upstream Applications Specialist Manager at Cytiva about large-scale viral vector manufacturing. Our conversation included discussions around scalability, AAV (adeno-associated virus) and lentivirus production platforms, adherent cul...
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In this podcast, we talked with Dr. Ma Sha, Head of Bioprocess Applications at Eppendorf SE about advancements and challenges in cell and gene therapy production along with solutions for scale up and transition to stirred-tank bioreactor suspension culture. We began the interview by talking about the biggest advancements in cell and gene therapy, including CAR T-cell therapy development, clinical results and FDA approvals. Another...
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In this podcast, we talked with Nathalie Dubois-Stringfellow, Senior Vice President of Product Development and Management at Sangamo about Sangamo’s work in gene therapy and the latest data on Sangamo’s gene therapy product candidate for Fabry disease. I began the interview by asking Nathalie if she could talk about Sangamo and the company’s pipeline. She explained that Sangamo is a genomic medicine company dedicated to translatin...
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In this podcast, we talked with Dennis Hodgson and Phil Sanders from Agilitech about the benefits of single-use mixers, dealing with supply chain concerns, ensuring scalability, and tailoring a mixer to meet specific process needs. Benefits of Single-use Mixers We began the podcast by talking about the overall benefits of single-use technologies for mixing. Dennis explained that single-use mixers are very versatile and can be used ...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Emanuel Krobath, Biopurification Specialist and Chiara Pacini, Bioprocess Specialist both with Pall Corporation about gene therapy process development including challenges and resources that are available for support.   I began the discussion by asking Emanuel and Chiara to tell listeners a little bit more about their jobs and how they support gene therapy developers on the bench. Emanuel started by ...
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In this podcast, we spoke with Cory Hinz, Engineering Manager at Asahi Kasei Bioprocess about the different methods that are available for liquid chromatography mobile phase solutions and the benefits of inline blending. Cory also describes how to implement binary blending feeding of a liquid chromatography process using inline blending. Liquid Chromatography Mobile Phase Solutions I began the discussion by asking Cory if he co...
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In this podcast, we interviewed Katie Keller, Director of Quality and Safety at Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America, about the importance of quality management and how to achieve the best possible results. Topics included the most critical elements of quality management, how to ensure the purchase of high-quality equipment, and future trends. I started the conversation by asking Katie what she thought were the most critical elements of...
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In this podcast we spoke with Klaus Kienle, Global Product Manager for the Mixing portfolio at Pall Corporation about the latest mixing technologies including single-use solutions, the need for increased flexibility, and a more standard vendor agnostic approach. The Role of Mixing in Biomanufacturing I started the conversation by asking Klaus if he could talk about the role that mixing plays in biomanufacturing and current challen...
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In this podcast, we spoke to Tom Watson, Group Leader, Product Management – Biotech Division, Gregor Kalinowski, Manager SLS Purification Consultants Europe, and Aude Iwaniec, R&D Bioprocessing Team Leader, all from Pall Corporation, about why high concentration mAbs are an increasingly important part of the biotech landscape, current manufacturing challenges and solutions, and future trends. High concentration drugs offer benefits...
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In this podcast we spoke with Derrick Alig, North American Western Regional Sales Manager for PSG Dover Biotech, Chris Couper, President and Founder of Liquidyne Process Technologies, and Phil Sanders Biotech Chief Innovation Officer at Agilitech about current supply chain challenges, possible solutions, what the future holds, and ways to navigate supply chain shortages to ensure manufacturers meet their timelines. Supply Chain Sho...
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