Led · Series D · Jun 2026

Cellares builds and operates fully automated platforms for cell therapy manufacturing, including the Cell Shuttle for end-to-end manufacturing and Cell Q for automated in-process and release quality control. The company says its automation delivers industry-leading manufacturing economics, higher process success rates, and the ability to produce up to 10× more cell therapy batches than conventional CDMOs with comparable footprint and headcount. The Cell Shuttle has received the FDA's Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) designation and the company reports a 100% automation success rate across more than a dozen automated processes. Cellares has achieved clinical validation milestones such as a successful IND amendment enabling active clinical manufacturing on the Cell Shuttle and the dosing of first patients in a partner clinical trial across multiple therapeutic areas and modalities. Headquartered in South San Francisco, Cellares operates a commercial-scale IDMO Smart Factory in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and has additional facilities under construction in Europe and Japan. The company is positioning its network of IDMO Smart Factories to support both clinical and commercial programs and to expand access to cell therapies worldwide.