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summary: Cellares operates a global network of Smart Factories delivering integrated development and manufacturing (IDMO) services for cell therapies, with proprietary Cell Shuttle® and Cell Q™ platforms enabling cGMP-compliant, automated manufacturing and quality control at clinical and commercial scale. Headquartered in South San Francisco, United States.
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# Cellares

Global IDMO network delivering automated cell therapy manufacturing and quality control at clinical and commercial scale.

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## Summary

Cellares operates a global network of Smart Factories delivering integrated development and manufacturing (IDMO) services for cell therapies, with proprietary Cell Shuttle® and Cell Q™ platforms enabling cGMP-compliant, automated manufacturing and quality control at clinical and commercial scale. Headquartered in South San Francisco, United States.

## At a glance

- HQ country: US

## Services

- Cell Therapy Manufacturing
- Autologous Cell Therapy Manufacturing
- Allogeneic Cell Therapy Manufacturing
- CMC Analytical Development
- Process Development
- Quality Control Testing
- CMC Regulatory Submission Support
- Technology Transfer

## Modalities

- Cell Therapy

## Locations

- Smart Factory, South San Francisco, CA, United States
- Smart Factory, Bridgewater, NJ, United States
- Smart Factory - Europe, Leiden, Netherlands
- Smart Factory - Asia, Kashiwa, Japan

## Long description

## Overview

Cellares is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in cell therapy manufacturing and quality control. The company operates an Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO) infrastructure with a global network of Smart Factories.

## Facilities & Scale

Cellares maintains four primary manufacturing locations:
- **South San Francisco, CA**: 57,000 sq ft facility for preclinical and clinical services, technology development
- **Bridgewater, NJ**: 118,000 sq ft facility for preclinical, clinical, and commercial services
- **Leiden, Netherlands**: 100,000 sq ft Smart Factory for preclinical, clinical, and commercial services
- **Kashiwa, Japan**: 150,000 sq ft Smart Factory for preclinical, clinical, and commercial services

## Core Technologies & Capabilities

**Cell Shuttle®**: A high-throughput, end-to-end, cGMP platform for industrial-scale cell therapy manufacturing, designed for process automation while preserving drug product quality attributes.

**Cell Q™**: An automated, high-throughput quality control platform for cell therapies, enabling method automation, transfer, qualification, and validation with data integrity and continuous compliance.

## Services

- **Process Translation & Automation**: Partners translate processes onto the Cell Shuttle platform, achieving 100% process automation
- **Analytical Bridging & Automation**: Automates analytical methods using the cGMP-compliant Cell Q platform
- **Global Quality & Regulatory Consultation**: Supports timelines from pre-IND to BLA with CMC alignment and harmonization across major health authorities
- **Clinical & Commercial Manufacturing**: Full-service manufacturing support across development and commercial stages

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