Scaling up viral vector manufacturing with adherent and suspension cell cultures

Rachel is partnering with sales, marketing and Pall’s technology teams to build company prominence as a preferred partner for the development and manufacturing of virus based therapeutics with a focus on Gene Therapy. In addition to supporting customers and building high level networks, Rachel is supporting various internal cross-functional activities including due diligence and new product development.

Rachel has more than 20 years of experience in the field of scalable biologics and gene therapy manufacturing of therapeutic products, viral vector and proteins for gene therapy and biologics. She completed her PhD in Food Engineering and Biotechnology at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. Rachel joined Pall in 2014 serving as a process development services senior lab manager in charge of upstream and downstream process development, scale-up, and manufacturing support activities for the gene therapy and biologics markets. Prior to joining Pall, Rachel held several scientific and leadership roles at Microbiology & Molecular Genetics department at Harvard Medical School, SBH Sciences (CRO), Seahorse Biosciences-Agilent, and Goodwin Biotechnology (CMO).

Sid is a Senior Bioprocess Applications Specialist within Pall Biotech’s Scientific and Laboratory Services Group. In this role, he acts as a technical consultant for biopharmaceutical manufacturing organizations aiming to scale up their production platforms to serve the Cell and Gene therapy industry.

Sid has 8 years of experience with cell and gene therapy, including positions in Process Development and Product Lifecycle Management at Juno Therapeutics and the Lonza Group. He has co-authored six peer reviewed articles, multiple book chapters, and holds one patent. Sid obtained his graduate and undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, respectively. In his free time, he enjoys funk and hip-hop music and spending time outdoors in the PNW.