Recent News

Celebrating a Successful 2025 Cell Therapy Leadership Training Program

November 21, 2025

ISCT’s 2025 Cell Therapy Leadership Training Program gathered global scholars and regulatory leaders for expert-led sessions and mentoring, advancing skills in leadership, manufacturing, and clinical translation at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. Read this article for a quick program recap and watch the 2025 Cell Therapy Leadership Training Program interview recording, where scholars share their experiences in conversation with course faculty member and ISCT Telegraft Contributing Editor, Dr. Ashley Krull, PhD.

ISCT Partners with Stanford Laboratory for Cell & Gene Medicine to launch preeminent Hands-on Laboratory Bootcamp for Cell Therapy Biomanufacturing

July 9, 2025

The ISCT Institute of Training & Development is excited to announce the launch of its third U.S. hands-on lab training site in partnership with the Stanford Laboratory for Cell and Gene Medicine (LCGM), a premier GMP manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California, USA.

The ISCT Institute of Training & Development celebrates the Successful Completion of In-person "Hands-on Methods and Analytical Processes for Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocessing" Course

March 12, 2025

The ISCT Institute of Training & Development has successfully concluded its highly anticipated "Hands-on Methods and Analytical Processes for Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocessing" course, held from February 24–27, 2025, in San Diego, California. Delivered in tandem with course partners at the ThermoFisher Lab, this cutting-edge program provided an intensive 3.5-day course designed by ISCT subject matter experts to offer participants practical experience in critical aspects of CGT bioprocessing.

ISCT Becomes the First Cell and Gene Therapy Organization to Achieve
ANSI Accreditation for Workforce Development

Sep 30, 2024

The ISCT Institute of Training & Development, a division of the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT), has become the first cell and gene therapy (CGT) organization to receive globally recognized accreditation from the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) for excellence in workforce development and training. This prestigious accreditation underscores ISCT’s leadership in addressing critical skill gaps within the rapidly evolving CGT sector, while ensuring that ISCT’s courses are standardized, globally recognized, and accredited.

The Inaugural ISCT-CMaT Hands-on Laboratory Bootcamp for Cell Therapy - A Resounding Success!

May 16, 2024

From March 29 to April 3, 2024, ISCT in partnership with CMaT hosted the first-ever hands-on Laboratory Bootcamp for Cell Therapy Biomanufacturing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. During the week-long course, participants worked at the Georgia Institute of Technology Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience GLP facility and the Marcus Center for Therapeutic Cell Characterization and Manufacturing GMP facility under the guidance of Linda Kippner, PhD, Senior Research Scientist and Nina Li, PhD, Research Scientist.