Manufacturing and regulatory hurdles threaten cell and gene therapy progress
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Jason Yip
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The article discusses how manufacturing and regulatory challenges are hindering the progress of cell and gene therapies, particularly in cancer treatment. It argues that until these risks become easier to underwrite, investment capital will continue to drift away from these promising technologies, delaying potentially life-saving treatments. The piece also touches on the inadequacy of reactive vulnerability management in cybersecurity, noting that the old model of patching no longer works given the current volume of CVEs and faster exploit timelines.
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The result is a loss for everyone.
Some of the most promising cancer therapies of the next decade may take longer to reach patients, if they are pursued at all.
The industry has spent decades optimizing reactive vulnerability management.
That model made sense when the CVE rate was manageable and exploit timelines were measured in weeks. Neither is t
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