Welcome to April dear listeners! In this episode, we bring you an interview with Dr. Alberto Antonelli, researcher at the University of Florence doing a very important job: taking care of testing and optimizing new diagnostic technologies in high AMR-impacted settings such as Italy. Tune in to listen his path to his research field, the challenges he faces and what we should be looking forward to in the future.

In the news section, we first cover a recent comment article by Otto Cars and Matti Karvanen presenting why the current way we talk and communicate about resistance is blocking global action, and a recent research article published by the group of our center’s director, investigating the mysterious, and sometimes fleeting, fitness of plasmids in different hosts. We hope you have a great time with us!

Check relevant links in the show notes at http://www.uac.uu.se/the-amr-studio/episode55. Follow our updates on twitter/X on http://www.twitter.com/uac_uu with #theAMRstudio hashtag!
Theme music by Henrik Niss: http://www.tinyurl.com/henriknissspotify.

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Ep 55: Alberto Antonelli & testing diagnostics. Failed AMR language. Resistance begets resistance.

This episode, 'Plasmids: Tackling Supply Chain and Manufacturing Challenges,' explores the critical supply chain and manufacturing hurdles impacting the life science industry, especially in gene therapy. We'll uncover effective strategies for securing plasmids of the necessary grades, vital for advancing life-changing treatments.

Join us as we speak with Matthew Hewitt, Vice President and Technical Officer for CGT & Biologics at Charles River Laboratories. 

Matthew will explore:

- Strategies for providing plasmids across all necessary grades, ensuring quality and consistency.
- How process standardization can significantly simplify complex supply chains.
- The crucial role of maintaining larger material stocks to overcome long-lead time consumable issues.
- How these integrated approaches collectively streamline operations and accelerate gene therapy advancements.
- His expert insights on the future trajectory of gene therapy.



Plasmids: Tackling Supply Chain and Manufacturing Challenges

The AMR Studio is a podcast dedicated to the current multidiciplinary research on antimicrobial resistance, hosted by the Uppsala Antibiotic Center. The AMR Studio podcast is co-led by Eva Garmendia & Elin Fermér.

New tracks tagged #Plasmids