Bristol Myers has joined Cellares’ TAP program

Cellares announced that global biopharmaceutical company and cell therapy developer Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has joined its Technology Adoption Partnership, TAP, program. As part of the agreement, the pharma leader will enter into a proof-of-concept transfer process for the manufacture of one of its CAR-T cell therapies, using Cellares’ automated manufacturing platform, the Cell Shuttle. Cellares’ TAP program is a fast and low-risk opportunity for cell therapy developers to adopt the company’s automated manufacturing technology for products in their pipeline. Bristol Myers Squibb is leveraging this program to evaluate the automated manufacturing process and produce comparability data confirming the Cell Shuttle as a viable, cost-efficient, and scalable manufacturing solution for cell therapies.