Center for Cell and Gene therapy

The Center for Gene and Cell therapy facilitates the development and production of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) and other innovative biological products. We offer expertise in translational drug development and manufacturing of new innovative drugs for clinical use. We also provide manufacturing and release services for Investigational Medicinal Products under Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Services

The CCG helps researchers translate pre-clinical findings into clinical applications. We mainly support LUMC researchers, but also offer our services to other hospitals and companies.

Equipment

The Good Manufacturing Practices licensed (GMP-licensed) Cleanroom Facility has 6 class A in B cleanrooms , fully equipped with the standard equipment necessary for the production of cell and gene therapy products. Along with the standard equipment, we also offer specialised equipment, such as bioreactors, for the manufacturing of ATMPs or other innovative biological products.

Quality assurance

The facility has a GMP license (Certificate NL/H 21/2029320B) for the production and batch certification of cell therapy, gene therapy and tissue engineered products.

About us

The Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Facility supports the development and production of ATMPs and other innovative medicinal products.

Our team 

  • Pauline Meij, Clinical bioacademic staff member, QC, QP, Head of CCG
  • Inge van Amerongen-Westra, Clinical bioacademic staff member, QC, QP
  • Eileen van der Stoep, Hospital pharmacist, QP 
  • Helene Roelofs, Clinical bioacademic staff member, QC, QP
  • Mara Tihaya, PostDoc researcher
  • Fong Lin, Research technician
  • Susanne Kortekaas, Research technician
  • Natascha Fonseca Neves, Research technician

Contact

Email: p.meij@lumc.nl

Visiting address
Room J10-90, Route 704
Center for Cell and Gene Therapy
LUMC Building 1
Albinusdreef 2
2333 ZA Leiden

Postal address
LUMC, Post zone L0-P
Postbus 9600
2300 RC Leiden