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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and HYDERABAD, India, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    Sai Life Sciences, one of India's fastest growing Contract Development &

Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs)[https://www.sailife.com/?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cambridge-cellular-analysis-platforms ],

today announced the addition of state-of-the-art cellular analysis platforms at

its Discovery Biology facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA [https://www.sailife.com/cambridge-usa/?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cambridge-cellular-analysis-platforms ].

    Coinciding with its first anniversary in Cambridge, the expanded suite of

capabilities include the Opera Phenix high content screening platform,

FACSCelesta flow cytometer and FACSMelody flow sorter, enabling it to better

serve start-up and biotech companies in the region, especially in projects

exploring novel biology in oncology, neuroscience and rare diseases.

    Over the past year, the lab has delivered a range of projects including

genetic and pharmacological target validation studies, reagent validation, and

developed a variety of assays for its clients, such as cellular target

engagement assays and in vitro biomarker assessments.

    Describing their experience of working with Sai Life Sciences, Founder &

CEO of Auron Therapeutics, Dr Katherine Yen said, "Not only do they perform

carefully executed experiments and deliver the data in a timely manner, their

technical expertise contributed to the experimental design and interpretation

of the results which enabled us to rapidly generate critical data for our drug

discovery programs."

    Echoing a similar sentiment, Co-Founder & Director of R&D of Eikonizo

Therapeutics, Dr Al Schroeder said, "The Sai team was quick to develop a

workplan and kick-off the experiments to address our assay development needs,

and their presence in Cambridge really expedited the project. We've been very

happy with their rigor and speed and we will definitely continue to work with them."

    Located in the heart of the Cambridge/Boston biotech ecosystem, Sai's 8,500

square feet lab in Kendall Square creates opportunities for local biotechs to

have frequent face-to-face collaboration with Sai scientists, and to accelerate

the pace of their externalized research by reducing cycle-times. The exploratory

focus of the lab allows clients to externalize complex biology projects that necessitate

more fluid experimental design with real-time decision making. Complementing

the team in Cambridge is a larger biology team in India that works in tandem to

present clients an optimal solution in terms of speed, cost and talent.

    Speaking about the company's plans, CEO & Managing Director of Sai Life

Sciences, Krishna Kanumuri said, "We are committed to helping our clients

successfully advance their internal discovery portfolios and are investing

considerable resources to provide world-class service in the Boston area. These

new capability additions are just the latest in our strategic growth plan with

significant additional capabilities coming soon."

    The Cambridge lab serves as a vital bridge, enabling seamless integration

with rest of the company's service offerings across UK and India, spanning the

drug discovery and development continuum including medicinal chemistry, DMPK

and toxicology, process chemistry and analytical development, and commercial

scale manufacturing.

About Sai Life Sciences

    Sai Life Sciences is a full-service CDMO[https://www.sailife.com/?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cambridge-cellular-analysis-platforms ]

driven by a vision to support the launch of 25 new medicines by 2025.  It works

with innovator pharma and biotech companies globally, accelerating the discovery,

development and manufacture of complex small molecules. A pure-play CDMO,

Sai Life Sciences has served a diverse set of NCE development programs,

consistently delivering value based on its quality and responsiveness. Today,

it works with 7 of the top 10 large pharma companies, as well as several small

and mid-sized pharma & biotech companies. Sai Life Sciences is privately held

and backed by global investors, TPG Capital and HBM Healthcare Investments.

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    Source: Sai Life Sciences