EventsPacientsATMPsCell therapyGen TherapyDrug DiscoveryCTGCTNICGregor Cuzak 23 June 2026 CTGCT and the National Institute of Chemistry presented gene and cell therapies to students of Gimnazija Jesenice. On 12 June 2026, representatives of the National Institute of Chemistry and CTGCT visited Gimnazija Jesenice, where they presented modern biological medicines and the development of gene and cell therapies to third-year students. More
EventsResearchersATMPsRegulationCTGCTRodrigo Ortiz 23 June 2026 Event Date: 9 June 2026 do: 9 June 2026 • CTGCT at GMP Symposium 2026: Contributing to ATMP Manufacturing Discussions The CTGCT was represented at the GMP Symposium 2026, held in Tuheljske Toplice, where leading experts gathered to exchange knowledge and practical experiences in GMP environments. As part of the scientific program, our head Dr. ... More
ArticlesPacientsATMPsCTGCTRodrigo Ortiz 19 June 2026 CTGCT Newsletter No. 4 Just as the summer is about to start your friend and colleague the CTGCT is publishing its latest newsletter with news and future events. Watch out! This is becoming a tradition every 6 months ... More
ArticlesPacientsATMPsPre ClinicalResearchCTGCTUCLRodrigo Ortiz 11 May 2026 Next-Generation T-Cell Therapies: From Laboratory Engineering to In Vivo Programming In our latest edition of the CTGCT Science Talks webinar series we had Dr. Thomas Fox, a clinician-scientist whose work bridges the gap between the clinical-laboratory interface working across Harvard Medical School and the ... More
EventsPacientsATMPsResearchCTGCTUCLRodrigo Ortiz 5 May 2026 Event Date: 22 April 2026 do: 22 April 2026 • CTGCT visit to UCL and attending the UCL Advanced Therapies Symposium 2026 Last week 3 of our colleagues (Tjaša, Mojca and Tina) attended the UCL Advanced Therapies Symposium 2026 in London, an event dedicated to recent developments in cell and gene therapies and to strengthening links ... More
EventsCliniciansPacientsResearchersATMPsClinic studyRodrigo Ortiz 5 March 2026 Event Date: 27 February 2026 • 09:00 do: 27 February 2026 • 15:30 CTGCT at the 12th National Rare Disease Day Conference On Friday, February 27, 2026, part of our team joined experts, decision-makers, and patient advocates at the 12th National Rare Disease Day Conference held at the Congress Center Brdo pri Kranju. The event, organized by ... More
ArticlesPacientsResearchersATMPsResearchCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 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 ... More
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
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
ATMPsCell therapyGen TherapyBusiness ModelDrug DiscoveryEconomicsMarketaccessRegulationCTGCTGregor Cuzak 10 October 2025 Academic developers for affordable medicines CTGCT (Centre for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapy, at National institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana) has joined the statement to preserve the Hospital Exemption in the revised EU pharmaceutical legislation. The Joint Statement, ... More