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Reducing the costs of blockbuster gene and cell therapies in the Global South

Researchers in low- and middle-income countries are developing their own IP, scaling up local manufacturing, and looking for biomarkers — all in the hope of bringing costs down and getting therapies to people who need them.

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Johnson, B. Reducing the costs of blockbuster gene and cell therapies in the Global South. Nat Biotechnol 42, 8–12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02049-3

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