Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, developing cell replacement therapies to treat serious medical conditions in the United States and internationally. The company develops OpRegen, an allogeneic retinal pigment epithelium cell replacement therapy, which is in Phase 2a clinical trial for the treatment of the age-related macular degeneration; and OPC1, an allogeneic oligodendrocyte progenitor cell therapy that is in Phase 1/2a multicenter clinical trial for the treatment of cervical spinal cord injuries. It also offers ReSonance (ANP1), an allogeneic auditory neuron progenitor cell transplant, which is in preclinical development for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss; and PNC1, an allogeneic photoreceptor cell transplant, which is in preclinical development for the treatment of vision loss due to photoreceptor dysfunction or damage. In addition, the company is developing RND1, a novel hypoimmune induced pluripotent stem cell line for the development of a cell transplant candidate for the potential treatment of an undisclosed indication, as well as engages in the research and development of ILT1, an allogeneic cell transplant for the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes; and LCT-CON, an allogeneic cell transplant, as well as therapeutic products for retinal diseases, neurological diseases, ophthalmology, metabolic, and disorders and oncology. The company has a collaboration agreement with William Demant Invest for the preclinical development of ReSonance (ANP1). It also has a strategic collaboration with Factor Bioscience Inc. for the development of genetically engineered iPSC line for the company to utilize for differentiation into certain cell transplant product candidates. The company was formerly known as BioTime, Inc. and changed its name to Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. in August 2019. Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.
Lineage Cell Therapeutics Announces Issuance of Patent Underlying Its AlloSCOPE™ 5D Manufacturing Platform
Lineage Cell Therapeutics said the USPTO has issued U.S. Patent No. 12,692,476 with claims covering its proprietary AlloSCOPE cell manufacturing platform, including the AlloSCOPE 5D technology, with an expected expiration date of June 9, 2043.
The 5D method merges 2D-like growth control with 3D bioreactor scale, and management believes it can support commercial-scale production of high-dose cell therapies requiring as many as a billion cells per patient, such as potential islet-cell treatments for Type 1 Diabetes.
Lineage has already deployed AlloSCOPE 5D to support its COR1 corneal endothelial program and plans to apply it to the ILT1 manufacturing initiative; CEO Brian Culley called the patent a critical asset addressing two major commercialization obstacles for pluripotent cell-derived therapies.