GERMANTOWN, Md., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orgenesis Inc. (NASDAQ: ORGS) (“Orgenesis” or the “Company”), a global biotech company working to unlock the full potential of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), today announced continued progression of the Point of Care (POCare) network and infrastructure for the advanced therapeutic services and facilities business through its subsidiary Octomera. The teams have been confirmed as an industrial partner to the University of California Davis, a leading academic institution, following a recent California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) grant focused on “Creating a Collaborative California Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Network.”

“California leads the way when it comes to looking for impactful advances in medicine. As the field continues to rapidly expand, the need for cell and gene therapy product manufacturing will continue to increase over the next decade, and the state of California needs to be prepared to meet the growing demand from patients for these life-changing therapies,” commented Professor Jan Nolta, PhD, Director of the Institute for Regenerative Cures at UC Davis. “We want to take the best parts of traditional solutions and combine them with the next evolution in manufacturing to expand access to clinical trials of potentially lifesaving therapies such as CAR-Ts.”

“As part of the two-year, $1.7 million CIRM grant, we will work to standardize a lot of our Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing capabilities across California, while also creating a network to harmonize operations,” said Brian Fury, Director of the GMP Facility at UC Davis. “Our goal is to facilitate more accessible patient care production through collaboration with aligned expertise. Being able to expand our service areas while bringing down costs is a necessity for the future of human health.”

UC Davis and Orgenesis announced an initial collaboration in 2020, and the relationship has continued to evolve into 2023. Both parties are interested in expanding on the point of care (POC) network model Orgenesis deploys by aligning the tools, experts, and resources needed to decentralize medical innovation. OMPULs will be deployed for production in 2024.

“We are thrilled to see such a deserving team get support from their state to show the true value of decentralization in California,” Vered Caplan, CEO of Orgenesis commented. “Our shared understanding of the challenges in cell and gene therapy process development and ultimately, GMP manufacturing, will benefit patients in the state by enabling access to therapies that could previously be caught up in bureaucracy.”

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About Orgenesis

Orgenesis is a global biotech company that has been committed to unlocking the potential of decentralized cell and gene therapies (CGTs) since 2012. Orgenesis established the POCare Network in 2020 to bring academia, hospitals, and Industry together to make these innovations more affordable and accessible to patients. In 2022, the POCare Services business unit responsible for developing and managing the decentralized POCare Centers and proprietary OMPULs was formed. Orgenesis will continue to focus on advancing to market through various partnerships its CGTs to provide a rapid, globally harmonized pathway for these therapies to reach and treat large numbers of patients at lowered costs through efficient, scalable, and decentralized production. Additional information about the Company is available at: www.orgenesis.com.

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