A Preservation and Packaging Platform for Cell and Tissue Based Therapies

该项目旨在为基于细胞和组织的疗法创建一个保存和包装平台，使英国公司能够进入欧洲、北美和其他全球市场。传统上，生物实体的保存、储存和运输解决方案主要是以蛋白质为基础的，涉及冷冻干燥(冷冻干燥)和/或冷冻保存。然而，活细胞构成了细胞治疗应用的重要组成部分，迫切需要包装解决方案，以保持细胞的活力和运输后的功能，并在临床上为最终用户提供易用性。可验证的包装平台，允许改善生活产品的保存和保质期，将使英国企业能够从英国网站进入世界市场，并最大限度地提高他们在全球价值链中的份额。该项目将展示人类细胞和组织疗法包装和运输平台的关键组件。

This project aims to create a preservation and packaging platform for cell and tissue based therapies, allowing UK companies to reach the European, North American and other global markets. Traditionally, preservation, storage and transportation solutions for biological entities, mostly protein-based, have involved lyophilisation (freeze drying) and/or cryopreservation. However, living cells constitute an essential part of cell therapy applications and there is a real and urgent need for packaging solutions that preserve cell viability and function post transport, and provide ease-of-use to the end-user in clinic. Validatable packaging platforms that allow improved preservation and shelf life of living products will give UK businesses the capability to reach world markets from UK sites and maximise their share of the global value chain. This project will demonstrate key components of a packaging and shipping platform for human cell and tissue based therapies.