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Confirmed Speakers

Sebastian Diecke

Sebastian Diecke

Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology Platform Leader at the Max Delbrück Center

Massimo Dominici

Massimo Dominici

Full Professor, Medical Oncology, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Duško Lainšček

Duško Lainšček

Associate Professor at the Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology at the Kemijski Inštitut

Špela Malenšek

Špela Malenšek

PhD candidate at the Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, Kemijski Inštitut

David Morrow

David Morrow

Senior Scientific Programme Manager, Scientific Lead for Advanced Therapies at EATRIS

Jan Procházka

Jan Procházka

Head of Phenotyping Module and Deputy Director at the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics

Zsolt Sebestyen

Zsolt Sebestyen

Associate Professor and PI at Center for Translational Immunology of UMC Utrecht

Petra Sušjan

Petra Sušjan

Research Associate at the Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology at the Kemijski Inštitut

CTGCT Day 2026 - Speakers Program

StartEndName, AfiliationTitle of presentation
8:00Registration Opens
08:3008:40Introduction
Session 1ATMP production and translation
08:4009:15Zsolt Sebestyen, UMC UtrechtBiomimetic strategies to guide rational immune receptor-based drug development
09:1509:35Luka Fajs, Bio-ReCellClosed-System Non-Magnetic Cell Separation and Activation Approaches for T Cell Manufacturing
09:3509:55Lenka Sučková, Masaryk UniversityFrom Clinical Trial to Patient Access: Practical Lessons from the First Czech Hospital Exemption for an Academic ATMP
09:5510:15Matija Povh, Sartorious BIA SeparationsImproved Development of LNP Formulation for Organ Targeting using Chromatographic Tools
10:1510:45Break and Poster Session downstairsSponsored Presentation Omega ThermoFisher
Session 2From in vivo models to treatments
10:4511:20Jan Prochazka, CCP-IMGIntegrated Phenotyping: From Disease Mechanisms to Therapeutic Endpoints
11:2011:40Tomaz Martini , Inst. of Biomed. Sciences, UMNovel-Modality Therapeutic Opportunities in Hyperlipidemia Based on the Discovery of the Sexually Dimorphic Hepatic Cycle of Very-Low-Density Lipoproteins
11:4012:00Giulia Bortolussi , ICGEB TriesteHepCycle-Track Quantifies Hepatocyte Proliferation to Define Therapeutic Timing as a Precision Parameter for Gene Therapy and Genome Editing
12:0012:20Špela Malenšek, Kemijski InštitutImmunoengineering genetically encoded chimeric PCSK9 vaccine against hypercholesterolemia.
12:2014:00Lunch Break and Poster Session downstairsSponsored Presentation Sartorius
Session 3Advances in gene, cell and tissue therapies
14:0014:35Massimo Dominici, Univ. Modena & Reggio EmiliaEngineering Cells to Defeat Refractory Solid Tumors: From MSC-Based Therapeutics to CAR-Driven Immunotherapy
14:3514:55Aleksandar Janev, Institute of Cell Biology, ULHuman Amniotic Membrane Preparations Exert a Tumour-Selective Anti-Cancer Effect in Bladder Cancer Across 2D, 3D, and Patient-Derived Models
14:5515:15Petra Susjan Leite, Kemijski InštitutMaking One Copy Count — RNA-Based Therapeutic Strategies in CTNNB1 Haploinsufficiency
15:1515:35Duško Lainšček , Kemijski InštitutDecoupling reactogenicity from efficacy enables safer mRNA vaccines, AAV gene delivery, and in vivo base editing
15:3516:05Coffee Break and Poster Session downstairsSponsored Presentation Miltenyi Biotec, Labormed
Session 4Cellular models for mechanistic and safety studies
16:0516:40Sebastian Diecke, Max Delbrück CenterPluripotent Stem Cells, Automation, Disease Modeling and beyond
16:4017:00Nina Krako Jakovljevic , UCCSAltered Mitochondrial Respiratory Function and Morphology of Palmitate Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells: Model of Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Lipotoxcity
17:0017:20Bernarda Majc , National Institute of BiologyOvercoming glioblastoma resistance: enhancing standard and nk cell therapies through tgf-β pathway inhibition
17:2017:40David Morrow, EATRISFrom Innovation to Access: How Effective European Collaboration Can Transform the ATMP Landscape
17:40End of the conference

CTGCT Day 2026 in numbers

1

Day

4

Sessions

16

Speakers

Attending the CTGCT Day 2026

The CTGCT Day 2025 is an event open to the whole ecosystem of biotechnology and development of gene and cell therapies. This year registration will be free but the spaces are limited. Priority will be given to those who have submitted a contribution to the event.

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Venue

Venue

Grand Hotel Union Eurostars, will be the venue where we will celebrate the CTGCT Day 2026

Miklošičeva cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana

A limited number of rooms are available in uHotel Eurostarts, right next to the venue

 Book a room

Accommodation and Travel suggestions

accomodation

  • Grand Hotel Union Eurostars
  • Exe Lev
  • Eurostars uHotel
  • Hotel Slon
  • AS Boutique Hotel
  • Urban Hotel
  • ibis Styles Ljubljana Centre

Link to the map

AIRPORTS

shuttle, train and bus transport

Shuttle:

The easiest way to travel to Ljubljana from the airports above is to take a shuttle service like GoOpti transport. Reservation for transfer can be made directly to your hotel. Prices are lower if the shuttle is booked well in advance (1-2 months). 

Bus or train:

Travel by bus to Ljubljana is possible. Once in Ljubljana, public transportation is available to move around the city. You can travel by train from most European countries via connection to Ljubljana (Slovenia). 

Gold Sponsors

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2021 09 20 Omega Logo Predlog Vektorski

Labormed Logo

Silver Sponsors

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Logo Mediline