GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MaxCyte, Inc., a clinical-stage therapeutic company and pioneer in clinical scale, non-viral cell loading systems, announces that Madhusudan V. Peshwa, Ph.D., Vice President Research and Development at MaxCyte, will present on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at 11:35 AM at the Phacilitate Cell and Gene Therapy Forum in Washington, DC. Dr. Peshwa's presentation entitled "Engineering Cellular Function: A Paradigm Shift in Development and Manufacture of Cellular Therapy," will discuss the development of engineered cell based therapies in the context of clinical experiences in oncology and cardiopulmonary diseases.
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, non-viral, ex vivo cell loading technology provides safety, scalability and reproducibility capabilities which are fundamental to commercializing 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 IIa clinical study for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and a Phase IIa study using engineered stem cells for the treatment of primary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). MaxCyte has recently partnered with Medinet (JP) to commercialize a cell based therapy to be launched in 2008. 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 the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).
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