Smart manufacturing for autologous cell therapies enabled by innovative biomonitoring technologies and advanced process controlbroad
SMARTER · Horizon Europe grant · 2022-09-01–2026-02-28
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Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01 · scheme HORIZON-EIC · topic HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-03. CORDIS record →
Objective
Autologous immunotherapies have revolutionised cancer treatment providing impressive survival benefits in patients with blood cancers. The next generation of personalised immunotherapies using tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) aims to overcome efficacy limitations of CAR-T therapies in the treatment of solid tumours. Lack of effective, fast, adaptive, controllable and scalable manufacturing process remains one of the critical bottlenecks for clinical adoption of such complex personalised cell therapies. In the SMARTER project, Achilles Therapeutics UK Limited, a clinical-stage company developing autologous cell therapies, partners with the centre of excellence for Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and academic experts in process biomarker discovery (Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe) and bioprocess sensor development (Leibniz Universitat Hannover). The consortium aims to develop a first-in-class, smart bioprocessing manufacturing platform for personalised autologous cell therapies, implementing for the first time in-line process analytical technologies and smart process control systems. The project exploits breakthrough discoveries of novel T cell expansion process biomarkers and development of new fluorescence spectroscopy sensors for real-time monitoring of critical process parameters, toa enable adaptive process control of the precision TIL biomanufacturing process. After the project, the prototype R&D platform will be ready for follow-up development of the commercial scale bioreactor in GMP environment. The SMARTER platform will critically improve production efficiency, reduce overall costs-of-goods, shorten manufacturing cycle times (shorter vein-to-vein time), decrease batch failures and lead to more consistent and predictable cell therapy product quality. Finally, the innovations will enable clinical implementation of a potential breakthrough personalised adoptive cell therapy for hardest-to-treat solid tumours such as lung cancer and melanoma.
Beneficiaries (4)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER | DE | coordinator | €818,438 | |
| FUNDACION PARA LA INVESTIGACION DEL HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA | ES | participant | €545,844 | |
| ACHILLES THERAPEUTICS UK LIMITED | UK | associatedPartner | — | Yes |
| CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED | UK | associatedPartner | — | Yes |
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