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An Appreciation of Cryopreservation and Its Impact on Cell and Gene Therapy ManufacturingAn ISCT Process and Product Development WebinarPart 1 of 6 of the The ISCT Process and Product DevelopmentCold Chain Webinar Series
Sponsored in part by:
Chaired By:
Dominic Clarke, PhDCo-Chair, ISCT PPDDiscovery Life SciencesUnited States
Speakers:
Erik Woods, PhDOssium HealthUnited States
Dr. Woods has devoted his career to advancing cell culture and cryopreservation to facilitate mainstream clinical use of cellular therapies. Originally co-founding General BioTechnology, LLC (GBT) in 1997 which he led for 15 years through successful acquisition by COOK Medical in 2012, and now as Co-Founder, EVP and CSO of Ossium Health, the world’s first organ and tissue donor derived cryopreserved bone marrow bank.
In addition to his executive role, Dr. Woods oversees Ossium’s CLIA testing lab as a board-certified High Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director. Dr. Woods is a Fellow of the Society for Cryobiology, has published numerous peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, and holds multiple patents in the field.
Marlin FrechetteFUJIFILM Irvine ScientificUnited States
Marlin Frechette has over 30 years of experience in the Medical Device industry, servicing Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical customers. As Chief Quality & Compliance Officer at FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific she is responsible for the Company’s quality, regulatory & compliance departments including Quality Systems, Global Regulatory, Corporate Compliance, and EHS. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science with a major in Business Administration & Personnel Management.