Raw material qualification and optimization: the Janssen approach

Cell & Gene Therapy Insights 2020; 6(2), 235–240.

10.18609/cgti.2020.033

Published: 9 April 2020
Interview
Lili Belcastro

Lili Belcastro is a Scientist at Janssen and is responsible for the qualification of raw materials used in Janssen’s cell and gene therapy products. Dr. Belcastro has over 10 years of experience in preclinical and clinical cancer biology, cell and gene therapy product development, and analytical method development. Prior to joining Janssen in 2017, she was finishing her PhD in cancer biology in a joint program with the University of the Sciences and The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. Prior to joining industry, Dr Belcastro led pediatric, preclinical, in vivo testing programs at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for small molecule inhibitors, oncolytic viruses, antibody-drug conjugates, and radiopharmaceuticals. Dr Belcastro holds two bachelor’s degrees from Temple University and the University of the Sciences.