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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takara Bio USA, Inc. (TBUSA) announced that its parent company, Takara Bio Inc., has completed the construction of a new facility, the Center for Gene and Cell Therapy Processing II (CGCPII) in Shiga, Japan. The CGCPII has been operational since January 2020.

The CGCPII is an expansion of the Center for Gene and Cell Processing (CGCP), which was established in 2014 and designed specifically for the safe, efficient manufacture of gene and cell therapy products. Both facilities have received ISO 9001 certification. The CGCPII provides additional capacity for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) viral vector production, process development, aseptic filling, and quality-testing facilities, as well as room for future expansion.

With the addition of the CGCPII, Takara Bio is able to accommodate the growing demand for genevalue of up to $1.0 billion. At BlueRock, he held numerous responsibilities including leading business development and partnering activities for a pipeline of allogeneic cell therapy programs in neurology, cardiology and immunology. Prior to BlueRock, Gregg held several business development and corporate strategy roles at Pfizer, including Senior Director of Worldwide Business Development, where he led and co-managed the execution of buy- and sell-side transactions across multiple structures, development stages and therapeutic areas, including oncology, immunology and gene therapy.

Viera Muzithras joins TCR2 as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. With over 25 years of global regulatory experience focusing on cell and gene therapy, oncology and vaccines, she most recently served as Executive Director of Global Regulatory Affairs at Bristol Myers Squibb (formerly Celgene Corporation), where she oversaw the development