CTGCT Days 2025

At Centre for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapies (CTGCT) we are organizing our CTGCT Days 2025. 3 days full of events which will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from the 15th to the 17th of September. These events offer the opportunity for the exchange of cutting-edge scientific findings and translation of novel cell and gene therapies (CGT) into the clinic.

We are bringing together world-renowned leaders in the field of cell and gene therapies, and providing opportunities for networking and establishing of new collaborations between experts in the EU with a focus on creating links with similar institutions in the southeastern region of Europe.

A few spots are reserved for early career researchers to present their work! We invite you to submit your research, methodology discussions, or preliminary results to be presented in a 15 minute talk or poster.

The CTGCT days in numbers

24

Speakers

3

Days

2

Conferences

2

Round tables

1

Satellite Workshops

Confirmed speakers

Frank Buchholz

Dean of Research at the Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden

Regina Demlová

Head of the Department of Pharmacology at the Masaryk University

Tina Fink

Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, Kemijski Inštitut

Viktor Glasser

Doctoral Researcher at BeCAT, Charite Berlin

Tanja Jesenko

Senior Scientific Associate at Department of Experimental Onocology, Institut of Oncology Ljubljana

Jürgen Kuball

Professor and Director of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at UMC Utrecht

Tina Lebar

Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, Kemijski Inštitut

Paul Maciocia

Clinical Senior Research Fellow in the Research Department of Haematology, UCL

Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska

Director of the International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science

Emma Morris

Director, UCL Division of Infection and Immunity Professor of Clinical Cell & Gene Therapy

Damjan Osredkar

Head of the Pediatric Neurology Department at University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Luis Pereira de Almeida

PI of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapies for the Brain group at CNC, University of Coimbra

James Sleigh

Principal Research Fellow in the Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL

Vesna Spasovski

Assistant Research Professor at IMGGE

Felix Wensveen

Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka

Oscar Wilkings

Research Fellow in RNA in the Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL biology

Events during the CTGCT 2025 conference

CTGCT conference – Cell therapy

(15th &16th of September)

Focused on developments related to CAR T, other T cell therapies and solid cancer tumors together with a session specifically focused on the translation aspect of gene and cell therapies.

Round Table I – Regulatory and Clinical Pathways for Gene and Cell Therapy

(16th of September)

It will explore the regulatory and clinical frameworks guiding the development and approval of gene and cell therapies with participations from expert from both Slovenia and abroad.

Gene H Conference – Gene Therapy

(17th of September)

Renown experts in the Gene therapy field with a focus on rare diseases will present innovations on delivery systems and other advances beyond CRISPR.

Round Table II – Bridging Innovation and Commercialization in Gene and Cell Therapy

(17th of September)

It will focus on translating innovation into market-ready gene and cell therapies through effective commercialization strategies. A Gene H event.

CTGCT days program

The full program for the CTGCT days will soon be available

CTGCT Conference – Cell therapy: Starts at 1:30pm on 15th September and Finishes on the 16th at 3:40pm

Round Table I – Regulatory and Clinical Pathways for Gene and Cell Therapy: Starts at 4:10pm and will last 1 hour on the 16th of May

GeneH Conference – Gene Therapy: Starts on the 17th at 8:30 am and will finish at 12:30pm on the same day

Round Table II – Bridging Innovation and Commercialization in Gene and Cell Therapy: Starts at 1:00pm and will last 1 hour on the 1tth of May

Venue

Hotel Slon, will host all the events during the CTGCT Conference 2025

Best Western Premier Hotel Slon, Slovenska cesta 34, 1000 Ljubljana

You can book a room directly at the venue or check our other recommendations for accomodations below in this page

Book room at Hotel Slon

Accommodation and Travel suggestions

accomodation

Hotel Slon
Exe Lev
Eurostars uHotel
Grand Hotel Union Eurostars
AS BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Urban Hotel
ibis Styles Ljubljana Centre

AIRPORTS

Ljubljana Airport (LJU) 25 minutes drive from Ljubljana
Trieste Airport (TRS), 1 hour 20 minutes drive from Ljubljana
Zagreb Airport (ZAG), 1 hour 30 minutes drive from Ljubljana
Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) 1 hour 20 minutes drive from Ljubljana

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).