Excellos Launches Cell Therapy Manufacturing Newsletter: Innovation Updates in CAR-T and GMP Production

Cell Therapy Manufacturing Newsletter

Find how you can see state-of-the-art manufacturing, why decentralized manufacturing makes sense, and why mito functions are key to selecting CAR-T donors. Excellos Newsletter Launches Focusing on Innovations in Cell Therapy Manufacturing Find how you can see state-of-the-art manufacturing, why decentralized manufacturing makes sense, and why mito functions are key to selecting CAR-T donors. Welcome […]

Spotlight on Excell-ence: Project Management Team

Excellos project management team leaders: Anya Gomez (Project Coordinator), Erin Darnley (Program Director), and Ruben Rodriguez (Customer Success Manager) against a blue cellular background with company logo

Excellos project management team At Excellos, our success is built on the expertise and dedication of our incredible teams. In this ongoing series, we’re highlighting the people behind the innovation—showcasing the teams that make our work possible. First up, our Project Management Team: the experts ensuring seamless execution and unparalleled customer support. Meet Erin Darnley, […]

Excellos & SDBB: A Legacy of Innovation and Impact

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Excellos: From Blood Bank Division to Leading Cell Therapy CDMO | A Legacy of Innovation At Excellos, we are driven by a mission that seamlessly blends cutting-edge science with a legacy of service. Our journey began as a division of the San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB), a nonprofit with over 70 years of experience in […]

Excellos Selected as Decentralized Manufacturing Unit to Support Galapagos’ CAR-T Cell Therapy

Excellos Galapagos' CAR-T Cell Therapy

Excellos Selected as Decentralized Manufacturing Unit to Support Galapagos’ CAR-T Cell Therapy Clinical Study Close to Cancer Treatment Centers in the San Diego Area   Excellos is the first decentralized manufacturing unit (DMU) within the nationwide network of Blood Centers of America to be selected for Good Manufacturing Compliant (GMP) manufacturing for Galapagos’ CAR-T hemato-oncology […]

Choosing the right PBMCs for your research and product development needs

Choosing the right PBMCs (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) for your research and product development needs

What you need to know about choosing peripheral blood mononuclear cells for your research and development projects   What are PBMCs? Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are key components of the body’s immune system. PBMCs are typically isolated from whole blood by apheresis and used for a variety of downstream applications, such as feeder […]

Thomas VanCott joins Excellos as new CEO

Thomas VanCott, CEO

Excellos Announces Acceleration of Commercialization, New CEO, Thomas VanCott New investment funds expansion of commercial team SAN DIEGO. CA, May 7, 2024, – Excellos Inc., a cell therapy contract and development manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced it had taken additional investment to accelerate commercialization efforts. As part of the change new CEO Thomas VanCott, Ph.D., […]

Allogeneic Cell Therapy Advances at AACR 2024

allogeneic cell therapy advances on display at AACR 2024

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held their 2024 annual meeting in San Diego CA. This conference served as a platform for groundbreaking advancements in allogeneic cell therapy highlighted across a range of diseases.   Safeguarding allogeneic cell therapy products Among the noteworthy developments were discoveries from Century Therapeutics whose presentation of preclinical data revealed […]

3 Key Bottlenecks in Cell Therapy Supply Chains

cell therapy supply chain

Cell Therapy Supply Chain With 1920 ongoing clinical trials as of Q4 2023, the pipeline for new therapies is rich in diversity of diseases under investigation and is continuing to grow. A major follow-on question is whether the gene and cell therapy supply chain is ready to handle what may be a tidal wave of […]

Autoimmune Therapy Excitement Builds at Advanced Therapies Week 2024

Excellos at Advanced Therapies Week 2024

Robust pipeline demonstrated at Advanced Therapies Week 2024 As we reflect on the monumental strides made in 2023 within the field of cell and gene therapy, Advanced Therapies Week 2024 served as an inspiring launchpad for the year ahead. Groundbreaking approvals like gene therapies for sickle cell disease brought hope for rare illnesses, while advances […]