Automation, Monitoring, and Standardization of Cell Product Manufacturing

Authors:
Meletios-Nikolaos Doulgkeroglou 1 2, Alessia Di Nubila 1 2, Bastian Niessing 3, Niels König 3, Robert H Schmitt 4, Jackie Damen 5, Stephen J Szilvassy 5, Wing Chang 6, Lynn Csontos 6, Sharon Louis 5, Patrick Kugelmeier 7, Vincent Ronfard 8 9 10, Yves Bayon 11, Dimitrios I Zeugolis 1 2
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Source: J Biomed Biotechnol
Publication Date: (2020)
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Research Area:
Drug Discovery
Experiment

Generaton of iPSC, modification of HSC.  Herein, we discussed examples in the field of cell manufacturing automation, monitoring and standardization. Such successful examples of automated and controlled cell product manufacturing and monitoring should inspire the development of cost-effective cell products for the benefit of patients still suffering from uncurable diseases.

Abstract

Although regenerative medicine products are at the forefront of scientific research, technological innovation, and clinical translation, their reproducibility and large-scale production are compromised by automation, monitoring, and standardization issues. To overcome these limitations, new technologies at software (e.g., algorithms and artificial intelligence models, combined with imaging software and machine learning techniques) and hardware (e.g., automated liquid handling, automated cell expansion bioreactor systems, automated colony-forming unit counting and characterization units, and scalable cell culture plates) level are under intense investigation. Automation, monitoring and standardization should be considered at the early stages of the developmental cycle of cell products to deliver more robust and effective therapies and treatment plans to the bedside, reducing healthcare expenditure and improving services and patient care.