14th July 2016
TrakCel joins Smart Cell Processing Project Ecosystem to standardise cell therapy processing and delivery
TrakCel, a leading provider of traceability technology to aid in the delivery of regenerative therapies, has announced that it has joined the Smart Cell Processing Project Ecosystem, a joint program with academic and industrial partners.
Tokyo Electron established the Stem Cell Technology Centre and is working with over 15 partners to establish and standardise smart cell processing technologies to cultivate and inspect clinical grade stem cells.
TrakCel’s involvement in the consortium delivers Needle-to-Needle Traceability, Chain of Custody and Chain of Identity across Clinical and Manufacturing domains.
Leveraging its solid track record and experience with manufacturing control applications in the pharmaceutical industry, Yokogawa Solution Service will develop a complete stem cell production quality management solution that will also control logistics and function as a manufacturing execution system (MES) and plant information management system (PIMS). In addition, Yokogawa is integrating a solution for the control of cell culture processes, making combined use of near-infrared spectroscopy and simulation-based model measurement.
“Cell therapies continue to show great promise but the current lack of integrated solutions to allow delivery at commercial scale and affordable cost remains a challenge. TrakCel’s digital platform, allied to the best in class expertise of our consortium partners, delivers a comprehensive solution to this challenge and is further validation of our open innovation strategy.” Jon Curley, Chief Technology Officer
The announcement is part of a series of strategic developments within the business as it builds upon its Clinical and commercial success across the globe.