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Fabian Gerlinghaus, CEO, Cellares | Onyx Live | JPM 2026

The platform built to cut CAR-T manufacturing costs by ~50% is about to power its first patient dosing.

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When Onyx caught up with CEO Fabian Gerlinghaus at JPM 2026, we'd just heard groundbreaking news.

Cabaletta Bio’s investigational CAR T cell therapy 'rese-cel' had received FDA clearance of an IND Amendment to use Cellares’ Cell Shuttle platform for manufacturing.

The theory - 10x throughput, 50% lower prices per batch, 75% lower process failure rates - was about to translate into reality. Life-saving, affordable treatments for patients.

Many would take a day off.

But instead, Cellares announced a $257 Million Series D raise, led by BlackRock and Eclipse.

They also announced a collaboration with Stanford University to automate manufacturing and release testing for gene-edited hematopoietic stem cell therapies.

It was our pleasure to interview the CEO of one of the most exciting and fast-moving companies in the industry.

A special thanks to our Onyx Live sponsors:

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Yours sincerely,
Dr. Adil Ali

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