Free 30-minute regulatory scoping call for biotech and pharma startups — specialising in ATMP/CGT, biologics and small molecules

What we deliver

Orphan & PRIME designations

Preparation of orphan drug designation and PRIME eligibility applications to accelerate development.

Potency assay strategy

Development and validation support, including demonstration of correlation with the product's mode of action, establishment of assay suitability, and generation of validation packages.

ATMP classification & strategy

Classification requests to the EMA Committee for Advanced Therapies (CAT) and regulatory roadmaps tailored to your cell or gene therapy.

MAA preparation for ATMPs

End-to-end support for centralised marketing authorisation applications, including CAT rapporteur interactions and PRIME engagement.

Clinical trial applications

Preparation of CTA submissions for ATMP trials, including GMO considerations and national competent authority requirements.

Quality & CMC for ATMPs

Guidance on starting materials, donor eligibility, product characterisation, control & stability strategies and comparability for living products.

  • Cell and gene therapy start-ups approaching first-in-human trials

  • Academic spin-outs navigating ATMP classification

  • Developers preparing for EMA CAT or national authority interactions

  • Teams planning EU market entry for an approved ATMP

Who we work with

Relevant expertise

Discuss your ATMP programme

  • Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 and the ATMP framework

  • EMA CAT interactions and ATMP classification

  • Gene therapy vectors (AAV, lentiviral) and genome editing

  • Autologous and allogeneic cell therapies, including CAR-T

  • GMP for ATMPs and traceability requirements

  • PRIME, orphan designation and paediatric investigation plans

Tell us where your programme stands and where it needs to go. We'll outline how Minerva can help and propose next steps..