While developing any new therapeutic comes with significant difficulties and risks, the nature of cell and gene therapies makes for an especially challenging development environment. A unique combination of high costs, low yields, and product fragility elevates the importance of preserving product integrity.
Effective preservation equipment directly impacts the integrity of valuable research materials and, by extension, the success of CGT development programs.
Researchers and companies now face important choices about which preservation methods and equipment will best meet their needs, weighing factors like reliability, efficiency, and cost against their specific research requirements.
These high stakes have brought the limitations of traditional liquid nitrogen freezers into sharper focus. As the CGT field evolves, so too, must the technology used to preserve these valuable materials. Mechanical freezers are emerging as a promising alternative, offering potential solutions to many of the challenges posed by liquid nitrogen systems.
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This article was originally published on Labcompare.
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