Let's Talk Quality4 Sep 2024

Irving Ford on leading Adaptimmune through FDA approval and commercialisation of their T cell therapy, Tecelra.

We are back for Season Two of Lets Talk Quality!

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Irving Ford, VP of Quality at Adaptimmune Therapeutics.

Irving has been through the commercialisation of four cell therapy products, most recently leading Adaptimmune through the BLA and FDA approval of their engineered T cell for solid tumour, Tecelra.

Irving talks about his journey from starting out his career as a Microbiologist before making his transition into the pharmaceutical industry. He started in a generics company which exposed him to a variety of product types. He worked his way up into leadership positions, across multiple different aspects of quality, to get to where he is now.

Takeaways

The benefit of working in multiple aspects of quality in your early career
Developing trust and building leadership capabilities
Developing different generations of people
Putting yourself out of your comfort zone in your career
Key ingredients for moving from clinical to commercial operations in cell therapy
Unlearning everything you've learnt when working in cell therapy
Training for mindset and continuous development
Managing stress, workload and your emotions
Irving's values, views on legacy, inspiration, and advice for future leaders!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Irving Ford
03:00 Transitioning from Clinical to Commercial Operations
11:33 Building Strong Relationships and Creating a Positive Work Culture
19:24 Challenges and Real-Time Decision Making in Cell Therapy
25:30 Personal Values and Leaving a Legacy
32:18 Advice for Future Quality Leaders

Huge thank you to Irving for giving us his time!

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