Repligen Launches AAV Affinity Resins for Gene Therapy Purification
AVIPure® affinity resins address the market need for high performance and caustic stability WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), a life sciences company focused on bioprocessing technology leadership, today announced the commercial launch of three advanced affinity chromatography resins for use in gene therapy manufacturing workflows. The resins – AVIPure ® - AAV9, AVIPure ® - AAV8, and AVIPure ® - AAV2 – were developed by Avitide LLC, a Repligen company, and are specific to the major adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy vectors used today. AAV vectors are the leading platform for gene delivery for the treatment of a variety of human diseases 1 . Vikas Gupta, Vice President and General Manager, Downstream Bioprocessing and Gene Therapy at Repligen said, “These AVIPure resins are powerful tools in our growing arsenal of unique and differentiated solutions for gene therapy manufacturing. The outstanding performance of these resins,