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Virginia Picanço-Castro Research Coordinator Fundação Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto (Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto), University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil Andrés Caicedo Associate Professor Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) Quito, Ecuador ORCID: 0000-0001-8821-0333 ...
Miguel Forte, MD, PhD President, ISCT MC4TX Belgium The value that cell and gene therapy can deliver to patients is incredibly significant, from potent efficacy to long term benefits and actual cures. Those working in the field know this, believe it, and often wonder why others still...
Jessica Sue Junior Associate Editor Telegraft/ISCT ESP Leadership Development Program Quality Manager, Sydney Cord Blood Bank, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Junior Associate Editor ISCT ESP Leadership Development Program Having worked in cord blood (CB) banking for much of my...
Fajar Dumadi, BSc International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) Canada This report provides links to the latest updates from European-based regulatory agencies, including CAT quarterly highlights and approved ATMPs, warning about unregulated ATMPs in the EU, EMA...
Kara Wacker, Strategic Planning Administrator Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy Omaha, NE USA FACT announced in April 2025 the formation of a ‘Community CAR T Working Group’ (working group) to discuss and propose clinical accreditation standards for community-based...
Tuula Rintala Director, Quality of Care and Advocacy EBMT, European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Barcelona, Spain Inspectors are often the unsung heroes of the JACIE process. Frequently, the focus is on the 1.5 days the inspectors spend onsite, in person...
David Wald, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology Co-Leader, Immune Oncology Program Associate Director, MSTP Program Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio, United States The Telegraft...
Travis Byrd, Ph.D The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, OH - USA The International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy’s prestigious Le Prix Luc Sensebé in Innovation and Leadership Award honors those who build and lead multidisciplinary teams that bring cell and...
Miguel Forte, MD, PhD ISCT President mC4Tx Belgium The year 2024 was another great year for patients with unmet medical needs as strong progress was made with cell and gene therapy products. We saw 10 new product approvals in between Europe, with EMA, and the US with the FDA....