Cellares tests automated cell therapy with South Korean hospital
Cellares is testing its automated cell therapy manufacturing platform with a South Korean hospital, its second such test in Asia.
Cellares
Private
Cellares is the first Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO), using an Industry 4.0 approach to mass-manufacture cell therapies. Its Cell Shuttle platform automates and scales the production of CAR-T and other cell therapies, serving clinical and commercial-stage developers.
Company Info
Sector:Biotechnology / Cell Therapy Manufacturing (CDMO)
Headquarters:South San Francisco, California, USA
Founded:2018
Website:www.cellares.com/
Funding Round:Series D (expanded)
Total Funding:~$300M+ reported
Funding & Investor Relations
Notable Investors
- Koch Disruptive Technologies
- Ecosystem Integrity Fund
- DFJ Growth
- Willett Advisors
- Lonergan Partners
- Reciprocal Ventures
IPO Outlook / Plans
Not publicly disclosed
Upcoming Milestones & Key Dates
2026-06-18
Financing
Series D expansion ($50M)
2026-Q3
Capacity expansion
New Bridgewater, NJ site opening
2026-Q4
Operations
First commercial-scale production run for partner CAR-T
Clinical Development Pipeline
Cell Shuttle (Platform)
Target: CDMO platformCellares Mfg Services
Target: Multiple CAR-T/TCRAutomated QC Module
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Leadership Team
Fabian Gerlinghaus
Co-Founder & CEO
Owen Smith
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Alexey Kukaev
Co-Founder & CTO