The new facility will become a state-of-the-art manufacturing and production site designed for late-stage and commercially-approved cell and gene therapy products.
Gosselies, Belgium, March 26, 2019 – MaSTherCell S.A. a subsidiary of Masthercell Global Inc., a cell and gene therapy-dedicated Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) announces today that it has signed a lease agreement for a 5,700m2 (61,354ft2) facility located in Belgium. The new facility will become a state-of-the-art manufacturing and production site designed for late-stage and commercially-approved cell and gene therapy products. The commercial facility is expected to be operational in early 2021.
This new site will significantly expand MaSTherCell’s current European manufacturing capacity. MaSTherCell will continue to use its existing site for both industrialization and early to mid-stage clinical programs. The facility will include industry 4.0 precepts such as software integration, intelligent equipment and integrated processes with the objective to provide the cell and gene therapy community a lean solution for giving its partners a competitive advantage.
“As a leading CDMO, MaSTherCell has a role to play in solving the current lack of commercial manufacturing capacities in Europe and we believe this facility will be a game changer for market access worldwide,” said Dr. Denis Bedoret, CEO of MaSTherCell SA and President of Masthercell Global. “With this new site, we aim to be the first CDMO in Europe to have a dedicated area for large-scale commercial manufacturing.”
“It was natural for us to set up this state-of-the-art plant in the Gosselies Biopark. Not only will we remain close to our current site and centre of excellence, but also because operating in this world-leading biotechnology cluster will enable us to benefit from a first-class environment in terms of skills, people and know-how. This new production plant will create several hundred jobs and in addition to being able to count on Belgian expertise to train our teams, being in the heart of Europe will undoubtedly be very attractive for our international recruitment,” said Eric Mathieu, Chief of Operations of MaStherCell SA.
About MaSTherCell
MaSTherCell S.A. is a dynamic and global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) on a mission to deliver optimized process industrialization capacities to cell therapy organizations, and speed up the arrival of their therapies onto the market. MaSTherCell is a subsidiary of Masthercell Global Inc.– a gathering of MaSTherCell in Belgium, Masthercell US in the United States, Atvio Biotech Ltd., an Israel-based CDMO, and CureCell, a Korea-based CDMO. Masthercell Global is backed by Orgenesis Inc. (Nasdaq:ORGS), a cell therapy and regenerative medicine company that is committed to developing a cure for Type 1 diabetes point of care therapeutic processes and development with its partners, and Great Point Partners, a US-based healthcare investment firm with over USD 1.2 billion of capital under management. At the heart of MaSTherCell S.A. is a team of highly dedicated experts combining strong experience in cGMP cell therapy manufacturing with a technology-focused approach and a substantial knowledge of the industry. From technology selection to business modeling, GMP manufacturing, process development, quality management and assay development, MaSTherCell’s teams are fully committed to helping their clients fulfill their objective of providing sustainable and affordable therapies to their patients. The company operates in a validated and flexible facility located in the strategic center of Europe within the Walloon healthcare cluster, Biowin. For more information, please visit www.masthercell.com.
