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ArticleThe International journal, advanced manufacturing technology2020

Distributed automated manufacturing of pluripotent stem cell products.

Maryam Shariatzadeh, Amit Chandra, Samantha L Wilson, Mark J McCall, Lise Morizur, Léa Lesueur, Olivier Chose, Michael M Gepp, André Schulz, Julia C Neubauer and 7 more

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Article in The International journal, advanced manufacturing technology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases: Clinical Evidence, Therapeutic Niches, and Translational Boundaries.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Maryam Shariatzadeh1Centre for Biological Engineering, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU UK.
Amit Chandra1Centre for Biological Engineering, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU UK.
Samantha L Wilson1Centre for Biological Engineering, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU UK.
Mark J McCall1Centre for Biological Engineering, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU UK.
Lise MorizurCECS/I-STEM, 28, rue Henri Auguste-Desbruères, 91100 Corbeil-Essonnes, France.
Léa LesueurCECS/I-STEM, 28, rue Henri Auguste-Desbruères, 91100 Corbeil-Essonnes, France.
Olivier ChoseCECS/I-STEM, 28, rue Henri Auguste-Desbruères, 91100 Corbeil-Essonnes, France.
Michael M Gepp4Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT), Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Weg 1, 66280 Sulzbach, Germany.
André Schulz4Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT), Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Weg 1, 66280 Sulzbach, Germany.
Julia C Neubauer4Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT), Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Weg 1, 66280 Sulzbach, Germany.
Heiko Zimmermann4Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT), Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Weg 1, 66280 Sulzbach, Germany.
Elsa AbranchesNISBC, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, EN6 3QG UK.
Jennifer ManNISBC, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, EN6 3QG UK.
Orla O'SheaNISBC, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, EN6 3QG UK.
Glyn StaceyNISBC, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, EN6 3QG UK.
Zoe Hewitt12Centre for Stem Cell Biology (CSCB), University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN UK.
David J Williams1Centre for Biological Engineering, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4943-8543

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/L012537/1Medical Research Council MR/R002479/1Medical Research Council MR/R015724/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Establishing how to effectively manufacture cell therapies is an industry-level problem. Decentralised manufacturing is of increasing importance, and its challenges are recognised by healthcare regulators with deviations and comparability issues receiving specific attention from them. This paper is the first to report the deviations and other risks encountered when implementing the expansion of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) in an automated three international site-decentralised manufacturing setting. An experimental demonstrator project expanded a human embryonal carcinoma cell line (2102Ep) at three development sites in France, Germany and the UK using the CompacT SelecT (Sartorius Stedim, Royston, UK) automated cell culture platform. Anticipated variations between sites spanned material input, features of the process itself and production system details including different quality management systems and personnel. Where possible, these were pre-addressed by implementing strategies including standardisation, cell bank mycoplasma testing and specific engineering and process improvements. However, despite such measures, unexpected deviations occurred between sites including software incompatibility and machine/process errors together with uncharacteristic contaminations. Many only became apparent during process proving or during the process run. Further, parameters including growth rate and viability discrepancies could only be determined post-run, preventing 'live' corrective measures. The work confirms the critical nature of approaches usually taken in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing settings and especially emphasises the requirement for monitoring steps to be included within the production system. Real-time process monitoring coupled with carefully structured quality systems is essential for multiple site working including clarity of decision-making roles. Additionally, an over-reliance upon post-process visual microscopic comparisons has major limitations; it is difficult for non-experts to detect deleterious culture changes and such detection is slow.

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Cell therapiesComparabilityLow-grade infectionMitigation strategiesMonitoringProcess deviation

Identifiers

PMID31983799
PMCPMC6954896

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