NIC Archives

15 April 2026

New Project Grant Received: Sonogenetics as a central modulator of CAR-T function and lineage commitment

As part of our efforts towards the sustainability of the CTGCT and with the goal in mind to develop new gene and cell therapies for cancer and rare diseases, our team members are applying ...

3 March 2026

Remote-Controlling the Cell: The Future of Precision Medicine?

Imagine if we could talk to our cells the same way we talk to a smart home device. We could tell a cell to start producing a specific medicine only when it’s needed or ...

23 February 2026 Event Date: 2 March 2026 • 14:00 do: 2 March 2026 • 14:30

CTGCT Science Talks March – Dr. Ajasja Ljubetič

On Monday, 2nd of March 2026, 2:00 PM (Ljubljana/Berlin time),Dr. Ajasja Ljubetič, Research Assistant Processor and group leader in the Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology at the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia will present in ...

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 ...

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 ...

3 October 2025

CTGCT DAYS 2025 – Spotlight on Tomorrow’s Medicine

The Centre for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapy (CTGCT) hosted the second edition of CTGCT Days from 15 to 17 September 2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Over three days, the conference brought together ...

30 September 2025

Job positions opening soon at the CTGCT

The CTGCT is going to be officially opening soon applications check what we are looking for.

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 ...

25 September 2025 Event Date: 6 October 2025 • 14:00 do: 6 October 2025 • 14:30

CTGCT Science Talks – Inflammasome-inspired cancer immunotherapy

On 6th October 2025 at 2:00 PM (Ljubljana/Berlin time) Dr. Iva Hafner Bratkovič will talk about her latest publication on inflammasome-inspired cancer immunotherapy

16 July 2025

CTIS public portal – a great tool for finding and exploring clinical trials in Europe

The Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) public portal is a new European tool that allows anyone to access information about clinical trials taking place in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA). ...

4 July 2025 Event Date: 15 September 2025 do: 17 September 2025 •

CTGCT Days 2025 – 15th to 17th September, Ljubljana

REGISTER to join us at CTGCT Days 2025! A 3-day event in Ljubljana, Slovenia, spotlighting breakthroughs in gene & cell therapies (GCT) and their clinical translation.

3 June 2025

Harnessing Synthetic Biology for Innovative Medical Treatments

In the world of synthetic biology, scientists are pushing the boundaries of what's possible by designing proteins that can be controlled in specific ways. This review written by Tjaša Plaper, Urška Knez Štibler and ...