Cold Chain Management & Logistics Working Group

ISCT Cold Chain Management & Logistics Working Group

Charter

The Cold Chain Management and Logistics Working Group of ISCT is working towards a long-term goal of developing and releasing an ISCT Best Practice document on the topic, relevant to both cell and gene therapies. 

Goals

To gather a comprehensive set of industry perspectives, the group will develop a seven-part survey (including Primary Container Selection, Formulation, Cryopreservation, Storage and Shipping, Stability, Thawing, Post-Thaw Analytics) for broad distribution. Topics were defined from an industry response letter to the FDA in 2022 regarding the ‘Considerations for the Development of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell Products

Projects & Objectives

  • Surveys: Create and release the seven-part survey and compile and present findings
  • Presentations: At least one webinar developed in response to survey data covering a common industry pain-point
  • Publications: Initiate the best practices document for introduction at ISCT Baltimore meeting.

The 2024 Committee

Headshot of Rui Li

Chair

Rui Li 

West Pharma
United States


Ksenia Bezverbnaya

CCRM

Dominic Clarke
Cryoport Systems

Carson Dickey
Modailty Solutons

Chris Johnson
BioBridge Global

David Leroux Petersen  
Charles River Laboratories


Fernanda Masri

Cytomos

Alexandre Michaux
Cryoport Systems

Steve Oh
Independent Cell Therapy Consultant

Denys Rechkin
ReoCell

Sean Werner
BioLife Solutions