At the front lineof advances in personalized medicine are cell and gene therapies. These are two overlapping fields of medical research whereby the overall aim is to treat the underlying causes of both genetic and acquired diseases.

Is the promise of personalized medicine on the edge of being delivered? Decades of research and advances in genomics, cell biology, cancer and analytical technologies have permitted exciting progress in the cell and gene therapy space recently. Technology Networks recently spoke with three of the leaders in this space, Allogene Therapeutics, bluebird bioInc. andMogrify to gain their insights on the next developments in cell and gene therapy.

Joe Foster, COO, Mogrify.

"We are on the cusp of new breakthroughs in this field and that evolution of engineered cell therapy has the potential to expand beyond cancer. Engineering, synthetic biology and gene editing has opened the door beyond allogeneic cell therapy. There is a bright future with transformative technologies that may hold the key to addressing solid tumors."

David Chang, M.D., Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Allogene Therapeutics.

"Although gene therapies are still a nascent technology, they present a new paradigm for healthcare, offering a one-time treatment that can address the underlying genetic cause of certain severe genetic diseases and cancer. We anticipate that the three techniques being studied for gene therapy gene editing, gene addition and gene-based immunotherapy will become more distinct and that the entire treatment journey will become more efficient."

Martin Butzal, Head of Medical Europe, bluebird bio.

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Looking to the Future of Cell and Gene Therapies - Technology Networks

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