Director, Gene and Cell Therapy

Reporting to the Sr. VP of Global Operations, the Director of Gene and Cell therapy will be responsible for drug substance and drug product process development, manufacturing and supply chain for gene and cell therapies activities for all phases of clinical development and commercialization for all ASC Therapeutics programs.

New Agreement Set to Scale Up Production of Hem A Gene Therapy

Hemophilia News Today by Marta Figueiredo, PhD | June 20, 2022 ASC Therapeutics has joined forces with Charles River to scale the manufacturing of ASC618, its second-generation virus-based gene therapy for hemophilia A. The agreement expands upon their current collaboration, begun in 2019 that focused on achieving Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-virus manufacturing and establishing processes for adeno-associated virus (AAV) production and … Read more

Charles River and ASC Therapeutics to Scale Manufacturing of Second-Generation Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A

Expanded relationship will build upon established processes initiated in 2019 to meet ASC Therapeutics clinical program WILMINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) and ASC Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of transformative in vivo gene replacement, gene editing and allogeneic cell therapies, today announced they have agreed to manufacture ASC618, a … Read more

ASC Therapeutics Joins U.S. Consortium of Gene Therapy Partners Including the NIH and FDA to Accelerate Treatments for Rare Diseases

Public, private and non-profit organizations have joined forces to create a standardized approach that will reduce up-front costs and lower barriers to developing novel gene therapies for rare and ultra-rare diseases MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ASC Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of transformative in-vivo gene replacement, gene editing and allogeneic cell therapies has joined … Read more

ASC Therapeutics, UMass Chan Medical School, and the Clinic for Special Children Announce Podium Presentation of Safety and Efficacy in Murine and Bovine Models for Novel Gene Therapy in Maple Syrup Urine Disease

First known bovine model used to demonstrate safety and efficacy in gene replacement therapy MSUD is a severe genetic disease with liver transplantation or dietary restriction as the only treatments currently available CORRECTION…by ASC Therapeutics MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Please replace the release dated May 16, 2022 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. “The … Read more

ASC Therapeutics Announces Podium and Poster Presentations of IND-Enabling Studies for ASC618, a Second-Generation Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A, at the 25th ASGCT Meeting, May 16-19, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Podium presentation highlights significant transduction and transgene expression in pharmacokinetic studies in mice, non-human primates and a humanized liver model Poster presentation focuses on pharmacology, toxicology and safety studies Poster presentation focuses on the development of a novel transduction assay to evaluate in-vitro relative Infectivity MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ASC Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company pioneering … Read more

FDA Places ASC618, Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A, on Fast Track

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given fast track designation to ASC618, an investigational one-time gene therapy for hemophilia A in the pipeline of ASC Therapeutics. Fast track status works to speed the development and regulatory review of treatments for serious disorders that show a potential to fill an unmet need. The Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products … Read more