How excessive FDA manufacturing requirements are bottlenecking cell and gene therapy companies
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Ruxandra Teslo
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The article argues that excessive FDA manufacturing requirements are crippling cell and gene therapy companies, using Grace Therapeutics as a case study. Grace may shut down after the FDA demanded a costly second manufacturing run before allowing a new drug application. The author contends this is a systemic problem where overly burdensome manufacturing regulations — a "boring" but critical bottleneck — are killing promising therapies before they reach patients, particularly for ultra-rare diseases where small patient populations make high compliance costs unsustainable.
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· 4 pulledGrace Therapeutics announced it may be forced to shut down after the FDA requested a second manufacturing run before it can submit its new application for approval.
This is a requirement the company says it simply cannot survive, as it would require another twenty million or so in funding.
Excessive manufacturing requirements are a pervasive problem, especially in the f
Some of the most promising drugs are bottlenecked by a 'boring' but incredibly important problem
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