Akadeum Highlights Integration at ASGCT Alongside Leading Cell Therapy Partners

Event Start Date: 05/13/2025 Share

Akadeum is participating alongside partners at the forefront of the cell therapy space in the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2025 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, May 13th-16th. Throughout the conference there are multiple opportunities for interested parties to engage and learn more about moving away from magnetics to truly accelerate the next generation of cell therapies, how to use GMP grade microbubble cell separation with any starting material, at any scale and in any setting, and by leveraging existing instrumentation already present in the lab.

Akadeum’s ASGCT agenda includes:

• A presentation by Alex Sargent, Director of Process Development, Cell and Gene Therapy, of Charles River Laboratories on Thursday May 15th, at5pm CT: “Next Generation Cell Isolation: Replace Magnetics with Microbubbles for More Doses in a Smaller Footprint with Seamless Integration”. Dr. Sargent will discuss data that shows how to achieve highly pure T cells and improved recovery in significantly less time while maintaining cellular phenotypes, highlighting critical improvements towards a shortened CAR T manufacturing process.

• Results from Lonza’s integration of the Akadeum’s Human T Cell Leukopak Isolation Kit on their Cocoon® Platform will be available for viewing at Lonza’s poster 1796 at 5:30pm CT on Thursday May 15th. By integrating microbubbles onto the Cocoon Platform, Lonza successfully increased throughput via the streamlined isolation process and achieved consistent, reproducible high purity and viability along with desired phenotypes for CAR T therapy applications.

• Workflow integration data will be presented by Akadeum during the networking session from 5:30-7pm CT on Thursday May 15th at Poster 1797.
• At Booth #1748, attendees can obtain protocols for cell separation directly in apheresis material bags (other bags also compatible), how to use microbubbles with existing cell washing instrumentation, and enroll in the Evaluation Program, an opportunity for scientists to see the microbubbles in their lab with an Akadeum scientist.

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