David Setboun, PhD, MBA

EVP AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Dr. David Setboun joined Cell-Gene company in April 2020 and serves as Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Setboun has a vast experience from major biopharmaceutical companies.
Dr. Setboun, has directed commercial development, business strategy, and product launches for two decades at three global biopharmaceutical companies. Most recently, Dr. Setboun served as VP Corporate Development, Strategy & Business at Life Biosciences. In this role, David was instrumental in the development of various critical commercial, operating and funding milestones. From June 2015 to June 2018, he served as President, Biogen, France where he launched Biogen’s rare disease franchise. In addition, he supervised the launch of key neurology products and oversaw the Biosimilar business unit. Prior to his tenure at Biogen, Dr. Setboun, served as President, AstraZeneca, Portugal from 2012 to 2015, where he managed a product portfolio that grossed over $200 million annually. Prior to this role, David led the European Sales & Marketing function as AstraZeneca’s VP Europe where he directed a team of executives in marketing, commercial excellence, pricing and market access. During his tenure, he expanded AstraZeneca’s Oncology, Diabetes and Cardiovascular franchises. From 2002 to 2009, Dr. Setboun directed national and international teams and projects for Eli Lilly and Company in France and the USA. Fluent in French, English, Spanish and Portuguese, Dr. Setboun received his Pharmaceutical Doctorate (Pharm.D.) from University Paris XI in 1997 and his MBA from H.E.C Paris in 2001. More recently, David graduated from Harvard Business School (AMP 194).
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What passage are your cells?

Our human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) are provided at a population doubling level (PDL) of 8-10 post-mononuclear isolation (Bone Marrow; Equivalent Passage 2) or 14-18 post-isolation from the perivascular region of Wharton’s Jelly (Umbilical Cord; Equivalent Passage 3). Due to variabilities of seeding and harvest densities we characterize our MSC “True Age” in terms of their PDL.

How often should I feed your cells?

A: There is no need to feed cells between passages. Our media is engineered to be a batch culture media, where no media exchange or feed is necessary when following our suggested protocols.

Are your vials sold from pooled donors?

No, we do not pool donors at any time during our production. Master Cell Banks (MCBs) are created from each donor source. Working Cell Banks (WCBs) are produced from our MCBs for general product sales.

What characterization do you provide for your hMSCs?

We characterize our hMSCs by following ISCT criteria: cell identity (surface marker expression), functional potency (angiogenic cytokine and IDO secretion), and trilineage differentiation (adipo-, osteo-, and chondrogenesis). This information is provided to allow customers to choose the optimal hMSC tissue type and donor for their specific application or target indication.