List of Lentiviral Vector (LVV) Companies in United Kingdom - 15

AlveoGene is an innovative company focused on transforming rare respiratory disease outcomes using inhaled gene therapy. AlveoGene has been created by OSE, Harrington and OCC in partnership with six leading scientists from the world-renowned UK Respiratory Gene Therapy Consortium (GTC). The GTC was founded in 2001 to catalyse the application of pioneering research to gene therapy development and manufacturing related to cystic fibrosis and other respiratory diseases, and originated at Imperial College London and the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh. AlveoGene has secured an exclusive licence to a proprietary and validated next-generation lentiviral delivery platform developed by the GTC for the treatment of respiratory diseases with high unmet need (excluding the use of the CFTR gene which is mutated in cystic fibrosis). Gene therapies developed using our “InGenuiTy™” platform can be delivered through a nebuliser, transducing lung epithelial cells with high efficiency and producing a long duration of action, and can achieve these effects following repeated administration. The platform has been developed over more than a decade, supported by approximately £72 million in grant funding, including from the Wellcome Trust, Department of Health and Social Care, Medical Research Council and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

Since 1987, Astrea Bioseparations has been pioneering the design, development and manufacture of affinity purification technology for lab-scale and industrial-scale bioprocessing. With over 25 years experience and success in the development of affinity products and design of new custom adsorbents, Astrea is a world leader in its field. Astrea Bioseparations has sales and support offices in North America and Europe, R&D facilities in Cambridge, UK and manufacturing facilities located on the Isle of Man, British Isles and Joliette, QC, Canada ensuring that we are able to meet your needs and support your application wherever you are. OUR EXPERTISE: • Extensive range of bioseparation products • Custom designed chromatography adsorbents • Over 25 years experience & success • Cost effective solutions • Proven Mimetic Ligand™ technology • Dedicated professional service • Full technical support & in-house training • Experts in adsorbent development & downstream process optimization • Established manufacturing facility (ISO 9001)

Based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Lentitek has pioneered the development of alternative approaches to lentiviral vector production based on novel promoter technology conceived by Dr Adam Inche. The Lentitek platform was developed to address key issues limiting progression of ATMP assets and is now enabling the use of retrovirus based vectors in new and previously unviable applications. Unique properties of the Lentitek platform can be leveraged to enable in-vivo CAR-T and armoured CAR applications in addition to addressing quality and yield inconsistencies within ex-vivo CAR-T manufacture. The Lentitek platform is accessed through a serviced CRO license model where Lentiteks’ renowned team of vector design specialists work with asset developers to integrate the Ltek solution and validate performance including transfer to chosen manufacturing partner.

Malvern Panalytical is a global leader in the analytics of material and life sciences. We unleash the power of small things to make big things happen for our customers. Our vision is to make the world cleaner, healthier, and more productive. We partner with our customers to make their solutions possible through the power of precision measurements, our expertise, trusted data, and insights. Our people are partners in discovery. We collaborate with our customers and with each other to discover new possibilities and achieve breakthroughs. Our culture is a healthy, high-performance culture shaped by our values: Own it, Aim High and Be True. We’re committed to Net Zero in our own operations by 2030 and in our total value chain by 2040. With over 2300 employees across the globe, we are part of Spectris plc, the world-leading precision measurement group. Malvern Panalytical. We’re BIG on small™

Our proprietary technology includes a novel method to make nanoMIPs which circumvents the drawbacks of traditional MIP manufacturing methods. NanoMIPS are, as the name suggests, nanostructured polymer particles typically containing a single binding site for their target. They can also be fused to solid substrates, such as sensor surfaces, if required. The robust nature of MIPs and nanoMIPs make them ideal reagents for a wide range of applications including point-of-care diagnostics and in field based testing. As they are synthetic polymers, MIPs can withstand harsh chemical environments such as extremes of pH, seawater, or high concentrations of organic solvents. In addition, MIPs have a very long shelf life at room temperature which makes them ideal when the cold chain cannot be guaranteed. MIPs have successfully been created and deployed against all major target classes including peptides, proteins and other macromolecular structures, as well as smaller chemical entities such as drugs, their metabolites and commonly used biochemical species such as enzyme cofactors. Using our proprietary nanoMIP design and development process, MIP Diagnostics can provide a proven nanoMIP typically within 4-6 weeks of receiving the target.

NunaBio is a privately-owned specialist DNA synthesis and development company. We are engaged in CRO (Contract Research Organizations) and CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation) activities. The company has built a solid reputation for its R&D flexibility and innovative approach to complex and challenging projects. NunaBio's core expertise is research and development into cell-free DNA synthesis, process optimisation, route design, scale-up and small-scale manufacture for clinical studies.

Orchard Therapeutics, a Kyowa Kirin company, is a global gene therapy leader focused on ending the devastation caused by genetic and other severe diseases by discovering, developing, and commercializing new treatments that tap into the curative potential of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy. In this approach, a patient’s own blood stem cells are genetically modified outside of the body and then reinserted, with the goal of correcting the underlying cause of disease with a single treatment. Founded in 2015, Orchard’s roots go back to some of the first research and clinical developments involving HSC gene therapy. Our team has played a central role in the evolution of this technology from a promising scientific idea to a potentially life-transforming reality. Today, Orchard is advancing a pipeline of HSC gene therapies designed to address serious diseases where the burden is immense for patients, families and society and current treatment options are limited or do not exist. For more information, please visit www.orchard-tx.com.

OXB (LSE: OXB) is a global quality and innovation-led contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) in cell and gene therapy with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, OXB has 30 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of cell and gene therapies. OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV), adenovirus and other viral vector types. OXB's world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods and depth of regulatory expertise. OXB offers a vast number of unique technologies for viral vector manufacturing, including a 4th generation lentiviral vector system (the TetraVecta™ system), dual plasmid system for AAV production, suspension and perfusion process using process enhancers and stable producer and packaging cell lines.

Oxford Genetics is a synthetic biology company focused on developing novel technologies to overcome challenges associated with the discovery, development and production of biologics, gene therapies, cell therapies and vaccines.

Plasticell is a biotechnology company that develops novel therapies through precise manipulation of stem cells and more differentiated cell types using award-winning combinatorial screening technology. Technolgy Innovate cell-based combinatorial screening technology allows us to develop optimised protocols for cell expansion, cell differentiation, gene transduction, biomolecule production as well as the provision of human cells for use in drug discovery. Pipeline Out therapeutic projects include advanced cell and gene therapies as well as drugs discovered by screening rare human cell types derived from stem cells Visit our website www.plasticell.co.uk for more details.

Sequirus is one the largest cell-based influenza vaccine producer in the world. The company also makes antivenoms, and Q fever vaccine.

TC BioPharm is a publicly traded, clinical-stage cell therapy company developing advanced allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy products for the treatment of cancer, as well as developing gamma delta T cell therapies for the treatment of infectious disease. We have a growing team based in our Glasgow office, alongside a wide range of scientific advisors, and partner organisations.