Century Therapeutics Unveils iPSC Beta Islet Program as Cash Runway Extends Into 2027

Century Therapeutics

PHILADELPHIA, PACentury Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPSC) reported third quarter 2025 results and announced a major expansion of its pipeline with a new induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived beta islet program for Type 1 diabetes (T1D), marking one of the company’s most ambitious therapeutic efforts to date. The program, CNTY-813, is expected to enter Investigational New Drug (IND)-enabling studies by year-end 2025, with an IND submission planned as early as 2026.

CEO Brent Pfeiffenberger said the preclinical data package points to “a tremendous opportunity to potentially deliver a functional cure for T1D,” citing robust glucose-normalization data, evidence of durable insulin production, and immune-evasive engineering powered by the company’s Allo-Evasion™ 5.0 technology.

The company also emphasized that CNTY-308, its CD19-targeted CAR-iT program for B-cell–mediated diseases, remains on track for a planned clinical trial initiation in 2026.

Pipeline Highlights

Century’s new T1D program, CNTY-813, leverages the company’s iPSC differentiation capabilities and its immune-evasive cell engineering platform. Preclinical datasets show rapid and sustained glycemic control without the need for chronic immunosuppression—an outcome the company says could “reshape the long-term care model for T1D,” pending regulatory clearance.

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Meanwhile, CNTY-308 continues progressing through IND-enabling studies. The engineered CD4+/CD8+ ab CAR-iT therapy is designed for functional parity with primary T cells and is positioned as a potential treatment for a broad range of B-cell–driven disorders.

Century also confirmed continuing development of CNTY-101 through the investigator-sponsored CARAMEL Phase 1/2 trial led by researchers at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg. Initial clinical data from CNTY-101 are expected December 5, 2025. As part of a reprioritization effort, the company will discontinue its own CALiPSO-1 trial after favorable but preliminary safety data across five treated patients.

Financial Results

Century closed the quarter with $132.7 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, down from $220.1 million at the end of 2024 but sufficient to fund operations into the fourth quarter of 2027.

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R&D expenses declined to $22.5 million from $27.2 million a year earlier, reflecting reduced personnel and manufacturing costs alongside higher lab spending tied to advancing preclinical and clinical programs. G&A expenses dropped to $6.8 million from $8.4 million, driven largely by a $1.4 million gain from a lease modification.

The company reported a third-quarter net loss of $34.4 million, compared with a loss of $31.2 million in the same period last year.

With two major programs moving toward clinical readiness and a strengthened financial outlook, Century said it will continue focusing resources on therapies with the potential to deliver “high-impact, potentially curative outcomes” for patients across autoimmune and metabolic diseases.

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