Singapore, April 1 -- Cell and gene therapies (CGT) are one of the hottest sectors in the pharmaceutical industry. Quite a few companies in the field are making remarkable advancements toward potentially curative treatments for challenging diseases using groundbreaking science. Despite a steady stream of regulatory approvals and promising growth prospects, the high manufacturing costs associated with these therapies often render them inaccessible to the majority of patients. To address this issue, companies are actively striving to streamline and optimise the highly intricate and labour-intensive process of cell and gene therapy manufacturing. Let's explore further.

The most sought-after and hot sector in the pharmaceutical industry, whi...