GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- MaxCyte, Inc., a clinical-stage therapeutic company and pioneer in large-scale, non-viral cell loading systems, announces that Madhusudan V. Peshwa, PhD, Vice President, Research and Development, will be a featured speaker at the 2nd Annual Stem Cell Summit in San Diego, CA, on Monday, February 12, 2007 at 3:00 pm.
Dr. Peshwa's presentation will provide an overview of MaxCyte's approach to customizing and augmenting biological activity of stem cell products and their implementation, utilizing the company's proprietary technology platform, into robust, scalable, cGMP-compliant manufacturing processes for clinical and commercial delivery.
About MaxCyte
MaxCyte is a clinical-stage cell therapeutics company with a rapidly growing pipeline of product development partnerships in cell-based therapies. The Company's proprietary ex vivo cell loading technology overcomes critical obstacles such as safety, scalability and reproducibility which are fundamental to successful cell-based therapies. MaxCyte has demonstrated the value of its versatile technology in partnered therapeutic programs in oncology, pulmonary, metabolic and infectious diseases as well as in development collaborations with leading researchers. Current clinical programs with MaxCyte-engineered cells include a Phase I/II clinical study for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and a Phase IIa study for the treatment of primary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). In addition, there are advanced preclinical programs in oncology and regenerative medicine. More than 16 commercial and academic partners are currently using the MaxCyte technology. The MaxCyte system has an FDA Master File in place at CBER.
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MaxCyte, Inc.CONTACT: Madhusudan V. Peshwa, PhD, Vice President, Research &Development, of MaxCyte, Inc., +1-301-944-1700
Web site: http://www.maxcyte.com/
