For clinical scale cell engineering in a functionally closed system we chose the "CliniMACS Prodigy" device. It offers a platform for GMP-grade cell processing applications enabling fully automated washing, fractionation, cultivation, transduction and magnetic seperation of cells in a functionally closed system.

The platform´s flexibility allows production of a wide range of cell products under S2 conditions. Further, automation within this device allows harmonization of cell-production processes in case of multicentric production strategies in clinical studies.

With the electroporator "GTx" (MaxCyte) we also have a GMP-compatible platform for the production of CRISPR/Cas-engineered cell therapy products, which can be combined with our existing platform via a tube system. The new range of non-viral "genetic engineering" processes enables the development of a wide variety of innovative T-cell therapy approaches.

Set-up of the GMP-conform manufacturing process includes generation of SOP, selection of GMP-compatible reagents and up-scale of lab protocols. Pre-validation runs are performed in order to establish the manufacturing process, train staff and prepare production approval.