ArticlesCliniciansPacientsATMPsGen TherapyResearchTUDRodrigo Ortiz 12 February 2026 Molecular Surgery: How Base Editors are Rewriting the Future of Cancer Therapy Imagine being able to open the "instruction manual" of a human cell and fix a single typo that causes a life-threatening disease. This is no longer science fiction; it is the reality of base ... More
ArticlesPacientsResearchersCell therapyGMPResearchCharite BerlinRodrigo Ortiz 16 January 2026 Boosting Immunity After Transplantation: The Future of Automated T-Cell Therapy For patients undergoing a life-saving organ transplant, the road to recovery is often a delicate balancing act. While the new organ offers a second chance, the drugs needed to prevent the body from rejecting ... More
EventsCliniciansPacientsResearchersInvestmentCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 7 January 2026 Event Date: 22 December 2025 do: 22 December 2025 • Ceremonial Signing of the Agreement on Co-Financing of the CTGCT We are proud to announce a historic milestone for our project. On December 22, 2025, the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, Dr. Igor Papič, and the Director of the National Institute of ... More
LatestCliniciansPacientsResearchersCell therapyGen TherapyCTGCTRodrigo Ortiz 17 December 2025 CTGCT Newsletter No. 3 – Happy Holidays to everyone! As the year wraps up, we want to share our third official CTGCT newsletter, summarizing a period of great growth, both in our team size and our scientific impact! In the last six months, we ... More
EventsPacientsEconomicsCTGCTRodrigo Ortiz 12 December 2025 Event Date: 15 October 2025 do: 17 October 2025 • Building a Sustainable Future: CTGCT at the 4th Teaming Club Conference in Porto From October 15th to 17th, our colleague Vesna Merc joined colleagues and leaders from other Centres of Excellence across Europe for the 4th Teaming Club Conference. Hosted by BIOPOLIS, Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Research ... More
EventsPacientsResearchersATMPsCell therapyLaboratoryManufacturing ProcessResearchCharite BerlinRodrigo Ortiz 10 December 2025 Event Date: 12 January 2026 • 14:00 do: 12 January 2026 • 14:30 CTGCT Science Talks January – Claudia Beltran Mestres On the 12th of January 2026, Claudia Beltran Mestre, from the Berlin Center for Advanced Therapies at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin will present in our CTGCT Science Talks webinar series. The talk is titled "Automation of ... More
ArticlesPacientsResearchersATMPsGMPLaboratoryManufacturing ProcessPre ClinicalUMCUtrechtRodrigo Ortiz 9 December 2025 Bridging the Gap: The Role of GMP Simulation in ATMP Translation In recent decades, the medical toolbox has expanded dramatically. While traditional medicine relied on synthetic drugs (small molecules interacting with specific pathways) and later biologicals like antibodies, we have now entered the era of ... More
EventsPacientsResearchersATMPsClinic studyRegulationCTGCTRodrigo Ortiz 18 November 2025 Event Date: 10 November 2025 do: 11 November 2025 • CTGCT at the CREATIC Conference 2025: Driving Advanced Therapy Innovation We were thrilled to participate in the 2nd Central European Conference for Advanced Therapy and Immunotherapy (CREATIC Conference 2025), a significant European event focusing on the advancement of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). Organized ... More
EventsPacientsResearchersGMPLaboratoryResearchRodrigo Ortiz 12 November 2025 Event Date: 10 November 2025 do: 3 November 2025 • Making Viral Vectors Happy: Key Takeaways from Our CTGCT Science Talks Webinar We were thrilled to host Dr. Andrea Rayat for our recent CTGCT Science Talks webinar. Dr. Rayat, an Associate Professor in bioseparations and downstream processing at University College London, delivered an insightful presentation titled, ... More
EventsMedia ReleasesPacientsEconomicsInvestmentCTGCTRodrigo Ortiz 29 October 2025 Event Date: 23 October 2025 do: 23 October 2025 • CTGCT Highlights Role of AI in Medicine at Austria-Slovenia Business Forum On October 23, 2025, the "Austria – Slovenia: Connected for the Future" business forum happened in Vienna, uniting nearly 300 leaders from the economy, research, and diplomacy. The event, organized by SPIRIT Slovenia and ... More
Media ReleasesCliniciansPacientsResearchersATMPsGen TherapyResearchCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 10 October 2025 A Nobel-Worthy Topic: Harnessing Inflammation to Fight Cancer On October 6th, the very day the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for groundbreaking work in T-cell based cancer immunotherapy, our CTGCT community had the pleasure of hosting a talk ... More
ArticlesCliniciansPacientsResearchersGen TherapyResearchCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 25 September 2025 From Film Editing to RNA Editing: How RNA Trans-splicing Could Treat CTNNB1 Syndrome Imagine you're in a movie editing studio, trying to fix a film with some corrupted scenes. The film is vital, as it plays a crucial role in the development and function of an entire ... More