2024 marked a historic year in Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center history — the opening of 14 new state-of-the-art clean rooms as part of the new Roswell Park GMP Engineering & Cell Manufacturing (GEM) Facility. The new clean rooms, paired with four pre-existing clean rooms, position Roswell Park as a global leader in the field of cell and gene therapy.
Cell therapy uses the innate genius of the immune system to fight cancer using cells (sometimes gene-engineered) to kill existing cancer and stop further growth. Thanks to the new cell manufacturing facilities, these cells can now be manufactured in-house, opening a world of possibilities for cancer treatment for both solid tumors and blood cancers.
This historic grand opening was made possible by a $30 million investment from Empire State Development and $20 million raised by generous donors, including Empire State Ride road warriors, through the Igniting Cancer Breakthroughs campaign. The campaign is still ongoing, but this phase marks a significant milestone along the way.
The construction and management of these state-of-the-art facilities comes with the need for a significant investment. Your support, along with a generous commitment from the New York State Economic Development Corporation, will help fund promising cellular therapy trials, complete the cell production facilities and continue to pursue cell therapy innovations.
If you are interested in taking your support of Igniting Cancer Breakthroughs to the next level, contact the fundraising team at [email protected].
