Ori Spotlight covers the latest in cell and gene therapy.
Jason C. Foster, Ori Biotech CEO will be talking to leaders from across the industry to find out more about how we can break down the barriers and seize the opportunities to make sure that every patient has access to life-changing treatments.
Connect with Ori Biotech to learn more about partnering to pioneer innovative technologies in CGT manufacturing that bring CGT products to market at commercial scale at decreased costs while increasing throughput and improving quality: www.oribiotech.com/connect
Hong-Ming Hu: Scaling TCR-T for solid tumors through ImmuXell's partnership with IRO®
In this episode of the Ori Spotlight Podcast, Jason C. Foster welcomes Hong-Ming Hu, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of ImmuXell Biotech, together with Ori's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Farlan Veraitch, to explore what it takes to bring TCR-T cell therapy to solid tumors, from discovery science to the first patient dosed.Drawing on more than three decades in cancer immunology and adoptive cell therapy, Hong-Ming shares how a novel retroviral vector, one-step transduction and automated manufacturing on Ori's IRO® platform took ImmuXell from process installation to first patient dosed in around four months. Together with Farlan, they unpack the economics behind cell therapy's cost of goods, the case for de-skilled, decentralized manufacturing, and why flexible routes like China's IIT pathway, paired with smarter, data-rich process development, are essential to widen patient access and move solid-tumor cell therapy from a handful of patients to many.Further InformationConnect with Hong-Ming Hu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hong-ming-hu-a546687/Connect with Farlan Veraitch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farlan-singh-veraitch-a677112/
27 Jan 2026
Ken Harris: Why AI and automation are CGT’s next inflection point
In this episode of the Ori Spotlight Podcast, Jason C. Foster welcomes Ken Harris, CEO of Omnia Bio and former Head of Precision Medicine at Amazon, to explore what it will take to scale CAR-T from hundreds to millions.
Drawing on 35 years in healthcare, Ken shares how AI, automation, and digital infrastructure can help streamline manufacturing and support consistent delivery. They unpack the economic reality behind CGT access, the need for smarter clinical trial design, and why a more integrated system is essential to move beyond bespoke solutions.
13 Jan 2026
Joe DePinto: Why advanced therapies need a new delivery model
In this episode of the Ori Spotlight Podcast, Jason C. Foster welcomes Joe DePinto, Head of Cell and Gene Advanced Therapies at McKesson, to explore how advanced therapies can be delivered through the same systems that support other complex medicines.
Joe shares what he has learned from decades of speciality drug distribution and how those lessons are now being applied to cell and gene therapies at McKesson. From managing cold chain logistics to preparing community sites for treatment delivery, he reflects on what it takes to build practical, scalable systems that meet real-world needs. Together, he and Jason discuss the shift away from bespoke solutions and the value of adapting proven infrastructure to help CGTs reach more patients, more efficiently.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uUqX3aFKBrs (https://youtu.be/uUqX3aFKBrs)
Further Information
Connect with Joe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-depinto/)
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