Rotterdam and Leiden, Netherlands, July 17, 2024 – NecstGen, a non-profit CDMO, and Pan Cancer T, a company developing a TCR-T cell product (PCT1:CO-STIM) for the treatment of triple negative breast cancer, announce further projects.
This new agreement with Pan Cancer T builds directly on the solid foundation established in previous collaborations between both organisations. Following a successful technology transfer and proof-of-concept scale-up, both parties are happy to announce that more activities will be performed by NecstGen at its state-of-the-art facility for Cell and Gene Therapy development and manufacturing located in Leiden.
Rachel Abbott, CEO, Pan Cancer T commented, “Successfully completing our latest funding round will accelerate our path to the clinic and treating patients. CMC development is a critical component to realising this ambition. We recognise in NecstGen a partner committed to reducing the costs of development and manufacturing whilst maintaining commitment to quality.”
The companies will continue to undertake the process and analytical development of Pan Cancer T’s novel Cell Therapy. Led by Melissa van Pel, Head of Cell Therapy, NecstGen will utilise its large equipment portfolio and expert team to progress the process and assays required for PCT1:CO-STIM to be successfully manufactured.
This continued collaboration demonstrates NecstGen’s capability to scale and enhance processes as its partnerships evolve to enable bridging early research and clinical applications, including GMP manufacturing.
Paul Bilars, CEO, NecstGen, said, “I am delighted with my team’s performance in our partnership with Pan Cancer T to date, demonstrating what NecstGen can contribute to organisations in Cell and Gene Therapy. NecstGen now routinely receives feedback that we are offering partners a competitive cost basis. This is core to our vision as an organisation. Maximising the budget of all organisations involved in Cell and Gene Therapy will accelerate therapies reaching patients and benefiting society.”
About Pan Cancer T
Pan Cancer T was founded in late 2020 as a spin-off from Erasmus MC (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) to advance next generation TCR T cell therapies for hard-to-treat solid tumors. The Company’s approach includes two differentiating elements. First, it exploits unique targets for T cells that are exclusively and robustly expressed by multiple solid cancers. Second, it develops technologies that enhance the durability of the T cells. The Company has ongoing R&D programs to develop safe and effective adoptive T cell therapies amenable to large cohorts of patients with triple negative breast cancer as well as cancers of the bladder, ovarium, colorectum, prostate, skin, esophagus, lung, or brain. For more information, please visit: www.pancancer-t.com
About NecstGen
NecstGen is a new centre of excellence for Cell and Gene Therapy, located in a purpose-built GMP facility on the largest bio-cluster in the Netherlands, Leiden Bio Science Park. Here, NecstGen provides critical contract development, manufacturing and rental services to academic and small/large industrial therapy developers to deliver a new generation of therapies to patients. For more information visit www.necstgen.com.
For more information please contact:
Pan Cancer T
Marconistraat 16
3029 AK, Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Dr. Rachel Abbott
CEO
E: rachel.abbott@pancancer-t.com
NecstGen
Sylviusweg 62
2333 BE Leiden
The Netherlands
Tristan Pritchard-Meaker, PhD
Head of Business Development
