Automated manufacturing systems for cell and gene therapies
Cellular Origins builds automation and control software for cell therapy manufacturing, spanning motion control, factory orchestration, and sterile fluidic interconnection. The tech stack—Python, C++, ROS, Beckhoff/Rockwell PLCs, and AWS—reflects a systems integrator operating at the intersection of industrial automation and life-science manufacturing. Active hiring is weighted heavily toward engineering (mid and senior roles), and the project list (factory architecture, robot safety, modular factory design, supply-chain orchestration) indicates they're scaling beyond single-module software into multi-subsystem factory platforms.
Notable leadership hires: Head of People
Cellular Origins, founded in 2022 and part of the TTP group, develops automated manufacturing equipment and control systems for cell and gene therapy production. The company addresses a core bottleneck in therapeutic manufacturing: the cost, labour, and error rates associated with manual sterile fluidic handling and facility operations at scale. Their offering combines proprietary hardware (sterile interconnection technology) with layered software (PLC controls via Beckhoff and Siemens, factory orchestration, real-time monitoring). Operations are based in Royston, Hertfordshire, with 51–200 employees and hiring concentrated in the UK. Active pain points centre on supply-chain resilience, cost reduction, and eliminating single points of failure in GMP workflows—problems that inform both product roadmap (modular factory concept, safety systems for mobile robots) and operations (consumables sourcing, supplier qualification).
Python, C++, C#, ROS/ROS 2, and Java for application layers; Beckhoff TwinCAT, Rockwell Automation, and Siemens controllers for PLC/industrial control; REST APIs and OPC UA for system interconnection.
Core projects include factory automation and orchestration, motion control for custom pumping, software controls for cell therapy modules, safety systems for mobile robots, modular factory architecture, and self-service tooling for engineers. Supply-chain and GMP compliance work is also active.
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