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Marinna Madrid, Co-Founder, Cellino | Onyx Live | JPM 2026

With zero FDA-approved personalised iPSC therapies on the market, the vast majority of patients who could benefit from regenerative treatments still can’t access them.

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Regenerative medicine could transform the lives of over 100 million patients in the US alone – but today, manufacturing a single personalised cell therapy costs up to $500,000 and takes weeks by hand.

With zero FDA-approved personalised iPSC therapies on the market, the vast majority of patients who could benefit from regenerative treatments still can’t access them.

Cellino is unlocking that potential with an AI-guided, autonomous biomanufacturing platform that uses laser physics, machine learning, and robotics to produce personalised stem cells at scale. Key milestones include:

  • $125 million in total funding, including a $25 million ARPA-H award
  • FDA Advanced Manufacturing Technology designation secured in May 2025
  • First hospital-based iPSC foundry deployed at Mass General Brigham
  • Targeting regenerative treatments for Parkinson’s, heart disease, diabetes, and spinal cord injury
  • Partnership with Polyphron in January 2026 to advance scalable personalised tissue replacements

At JPM 2026, Onyx sat down with Co-Founder, Marinna Madrid, to find out more.

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