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ReviewMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2025

GMP manufacturing of cell and gene therapy products: Challenges, opportunities, and pathways forward.

Brian Fury, Gerhard Bauer

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Review in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Microneedle-Assisted Cell Delivery and Therapy.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Brian FuryUniversity of California, Davis, GMP Facility, Stem Cell Program, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Gerhard BauerUniversity of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA; GBauerGMP LLC, Sacramento, CA, USA. Electronic address: gbauer@gbauergmp.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) products have been emerging as life-saving and life-changing therapies over the last 20 years. The United States has been a forerider in the development of these therapeutic products and has also developed the pertinent manufacturing methods for these complicated "living medicines." California has emerged as a prominent hub for CGT manufacturing, hosting a variety of good manufacturing practice (GMP) facilities. These facilities are pivotal in advancing CGT products from phase 1 to phase 3 clinical trials and, eventually, to commercialization. Despite California's strategic advantages, including its biotech ecosystem and access to venture capital, numerous challenges hinder its full potential. These include funding disparities, expertise limitations, stringent regulatory demands, and a mismatch between facility utilization and demand. This review explores these factors more in depth and provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of GMP manufacturing for CGTs in California. The example of the current situation in the state of California may also serve as an analogy for other states; we chose California due to our decades of experience manufacturing CGT products in this state.

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Cell- and Tissue-Based TherapyGenetic TherapyCaliforniaGene Therapy AgentsHumans

Identifiers

PMID40010336
PMCPMC12126763

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