ArticlesCliniciansPacientsResearchersCell therapyGen TherapyLaboratoryResearchCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 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 ... More
ArticlesCliniciansPacientsResearchersCell therapyResearchCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 28 May 2025 How Ultrasound Can Control Cells, the Future of Medicine? Members of our team have already published work on sonogenetics (check our article breaking down that research here). We think this could have interesting applications in the future, since it overcomes the issue of ... More
EventsCliniciansPacientsResearchersATMPsCell therapyGen TherapyBusiness ModelMarketaccessCTGCTNICGregor Cuzak 20 May 2025 Event Date: 1 May 2025 do: 31 May 2025 • Posters at Krakovski nasip – Ljubljanica embankment In May 2025, our Centre for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapy CTGCT) is participating in a poster exhibition on Krakovski nasip, as part of the Chemical Institute’s public presentation. More
ArticlesCliniciansResearchersATMPsCell therapyGen TherapyManufacturing ProcessRegulationCTGCTUMCUtrechtRodrigo Ortiz 5 March 2025 Navigating Viral Vector Production for Gene Therapy This week we had the opportunity to listen to Ganesh Ramesh, a PhD candidate at the Viral Vector Production Center for Translation Immunology of UMC Utrecht, under the supervision of Dr. Zsolt Sebestyen. Here ... More
ArticlesPacientsATMPsCell therapyGen TherapyBusiness ModelEconomicsPre ClinicalResearchCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 28 February 2025 How Patient Advocacy is Driving Breakthroughs to Treat CTNNB1 Syndrome Imagine a world where a child’s genetic disorder, once considered untreatable, is finally on a path toward real solutions. For families affected by the CTNNB1 syndrome, that future is becoming a reality thanks to ... More
ArticlesCliniciansPacientsResearchersATMPsCell therapyResearchCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 25 February 2025 Controlling Cells With Chemically Switchable Antibodies: A New Opportunity For Precision Therapy Imagine being able to turn a cell’s behavior ON or OFF, just like flipping a light switch. That’s exactly what scientists have achieved with the innovative technology presented in this paper published in the ... More
EventsResearchersCell therapyLaboratoryCTGCTGregor Cuzak 11 February 2025 Event Date: 15 January 2025 do: 16 January 2025 • Workshop: Introduction to the production of viruses using bioreactor On 15th January a Sartorius employee gave us a lecture on Ambr250 bioreactor and its accompanying software, which we have on trial. Together we set up the protocol and parameters for our bioprocess (gas ... More
EventsResearchersCell therapyLaboratoryCTGCTGregor Cuzak 11 February 2025 Event Date: 13 January 2025 do: 14 January 2025 • Workshop: Introduction to the TFF system An employee from Sartorius came on the morning of 13th January to show us the handling of the TFF system Sartoflow Smart, which we have on trial More
ArticlesCliniciansPacientsCell therapyGen TherapyLaboratoryPre ClinicalResearchCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 7 January 2025 Combining cytokines and pyroptosis, a promising weapon against cancer A recent study published in Nature Communications has unveiled a groundbreaking approach that combines the power of cytokines with a type of cell death called pyroptosis to boost the immune system's ability to fight ... More
ArticlesMedia ReleasesResearchersATMPsCell therapyGen TherapyResearchCharite BerlinCTGCTNICTUDUCLUMCUtrechtRodrigo Ortiz 6 December 2024 CTGCT’s Innovation Report on Gene and Cell Therapy We are pleased to share that our latest paper has been accepted for publication in the Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ) More
ArticlesCliniciansResearchersATMPsCell therapyGen TherapyGLPGMPManufacturing ProcessPre ClinicalRegulationUCLRodrigo Ortiz 4 November 2024 Transforming Advanced Therapy Manufacturing: The Braintree Innovation Centre case study on the Braintree Manufacturing Innovation Centre (Braintree MIC), recently licensed by the MHRA. This state-of-the-art facility is revolutionizing the field of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) by providing cutting-edge infrastructure and expertise ... More
EventsResearchersCell therapyGen TherapyBusiness ModelEconomicsCTGCTNICRodrigo Ortiz 23 October 2024 Event Date: 9 October 2024 • 09:00 do: 11 October 2024 • 16:00 3rd Teaming Club Conference – Novi Sad The CTGCT presented the project in the 3rd Teaming Club Conference in Novi Sad, Serbia. More
