Cesca Therapeutics Announces Evaluation Agreement With The University Of North Carolina Lineberger Advanced Cellular Therapeutics Facility for X-Series

Cesca Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KOOL), a market leader in automated cell processing and point-of-care, autologous cell-based therapies, today announced that it has entered into an evaluation agreement with the University of North Carolina Lineberger Advanced Cellular Therapeutics Facility (ACT) to assess Cesca’s patented and proprietary X-Series products for automated, closed system cellular processing.

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X-Series products are part of Cesca’s CAR-TXpress™ platform, which is an automated system that selects target cells using its patented, buoyancy-activated cell separation (X-BACS™) technology. The system is a multi-device platform designed to automate many of the manual steps currently involved in cell processing. As such, the CAR-TXpress system can provide a comprehensive and commercially viable, automated cellular manufacturing and control (CMC) solution for the development of CAR-T as well as CAR-NK therapeutics.

“As a pioneer in the research and development of novel CAR-T based therapeutics, we are delighted that ACT has selected our X-Series products for this important evaluation,” said Phil Coelho, chief technology officer of ThermoGenesis, Cesca’s device subsidiary. “The complexity of the CAR-T manufacturing process stands as a significant obstacle to the more rapid uptake of these ground-breaking therapies, contributing to lengthy treatment times and high costs. We believe CAR-TXpress can automate key steps in the process while at the same time improving cell yields and consistency. We are hopeful that this evaluation will lead to a long and productive collaboration with ACT.”

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