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Quantitative Trilineage Differentiation Assays for cGMP Cell Manufacturing of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

The current standard assessment of osteogenic, adipogenic, and chrondrogenic differentiation is based on qualitative staining. This project will change the critical quality attribute to a GMP product release specification.
Categories
Cell and Gene therapies
Project status
100% Completed

Solution

Performance Period: 10/22/2018 to 10/21/2020

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs) are currently associated with over 1000 clinical trials (clinicaltrials.gov). As these studies progress to Phase 2 trials and beyond, more rigorous cGMP operations become required. Many investigators will then need to transfer production and quality processes to contract manufacturing and testing organizations. Production of clinically relevant hMSCs is presently hindered by the lack of objective methods for evaluating trilineage differentiation, a critical attribute of these cells. The current standard assessment of osteogenic, adipogenic, and chrondrogenic differentiation is based on qualitative staining. In order to shift this critical quality attribute from an “information only” characterization to a product release specification, GMP compliant assays for differentiation must be developed. Over the course of this effort, an analytical method will advance from Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 4 to MRL 7.

Impacts

GMP compliant assays for human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSCs) differentiation.

Methods developed will be used to draft standards for differentiation with the Standards Coordinating Body for the entire field of adult stem cell research.

CQAs for product release specification rather than 'for information only.'

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Project Lead

RoosterBio Inc

RoosterBio Inc

Participating Organizations

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

Tulane University

Tulane University