PCI Biotech announced a research collaboration agreement with the aim to address critical pain points in the manufacturing of gene therapies. The partners have signed a collaborative research agreement with the purpose of testing PCI Biotech's proprietary technology for gene therapy manufacturing in the partners' pilot manufacturing process. PCI Biotech brings its novel and promising technology for viral vector manufacturing into the field testing, while the partner provides facilities and expertise, as well as feedback on performance and usability of the technology, to guide PCI Biotech's future development.

The research collaboration agreement includes an option to mutually determine a potential future business transaction. The undisclosed partner is a European entity, part of an international life science group providing a range of products and services to the biopharmaceutical industry, including the manufacturing of viral vectors.