The Vaccine and Cell Therapy Core offers the following Vaccine services and equipment:

Services

• Dedicated facility in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
• Vaccine Preparation/Manufacturing
  • Dendritic cell vaccines
  • Other cellular based vaccines
  • Peptide/Protein emulsions in Montanide ISA-51 VG
  • Preparation of bacterial/viral based vectors
• Storage of clinical reagents in validated and monitored equipment with separated non-viral and viral storage areas

Equipment

• Three cleanroom suites (2 non-viral and 1 viral)
• CO2 incubators
• Centrifuges
• Class II Biosafety cabinets
• Miltenyi CliniMACS cell separator
• Beckman L-80 XP ultracentrifuge
• Guava cell counter
• Thermo Forma controlled rate freezer
• Storage: pharmacy refrigerator, -80°C, and liquid nitrogen storage tanks

Montanide Vaccine Preparation

Non-Viral Cleanroom

cGMP Storage