Program Perspectives in Cell- and Gene-Based Medicines - DGTI

Welcome Address of the Conference Chairpersons
Dear colleagues and friends,
on behalf of the organizing committee, it is
our pleasure to welcome you to Frankfurt for
the international meeting “Perspectives in
Cell and Gene based Medicines”. The meeting
is co-organized by the German Society
of Gene Therapy (DG-GT), the LOEWE
Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Frankfurt
(CGT-Frankfurt) and the Foundation for
Hemotherapy Research (Stiftung Hämotherapie-Forschung).
We have focused the meeting on Cell- and
Gene-based Medicines, as gene and cell
therapeutic principles and especially the
combination of both fields, offers excellent
perspectives for improved treatment of a
broad spectrum of diseases in the future and
represents an important basis for regenerative
medicine. Also the identification of new
sources of adult stem cells or the ex vivo
generation of pluripotent (iPS) cells with
unlimited regenerative capacity is of major
interest for cell and gene therapy.
The meeting “Perspectives in Cell and
Gene based Medicines” will touch all these
aspects and will offer the possibility, in particular
to young scientists, to discuss topics
related to cell- and gene-based medicines
with experts in the field. We have also included
a session on regulatory issues related
to the production and processing of cell and
gene-based products intended for medical
applications according to the current
legislation. This satellite meeting is organized
by the EU - Good Manufacturing Practice
(GMP) academic group, an EU-supported
academic organization dedicated to the dissemination
and application of the EU GMP
guidelines at the academic level.
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We have invited many international experts
highly recognized in the field, who will
discuss new developments and prospective
expectations of cell- and gene-based
medicines for the treatment of a wide variety
of diseases. Young scientists will have the
opportunity to present their work as short
oral or poster presentations and discuss
their results with the more senior experts in
the field. An excellent opportunity for this is
the Scientific Science Night, Friday evening.
We encourage you to actively participate in
the meeting and take this unique opportunity
to network with colleagues in this dynamic
and exciting field of research.
Frankfurt offers a great diversity of attractions
including a world-class opera, magnificent
theaters, wonderful museums and
excellent restaurants and pubs. The Campus
Westend, where the meeting is taking place,
impresses by a modern architecture which
includes the ‘IG Farben” and the ‘Casino’
buildings which have an eventful history.
Built in the 1920s, the complex was the largest
and most modern office building all over
Europe at that time. After the Second World
War, it was used as the American headquarters
of General Eisenhower. Nowadays, as
residence of the Goethe-University, the area
with its spacious parks is one of the most
beautiful university campuses of Germany.
We look forward to sharing with you an
outstanding and memorable scientific event.
We would like to extend our gratitude to all
contributors, sponsors and exhibitors and
to everyone who assisted with the meeting
organization and management.
Erhard Seifried
Stefanie Dimmeler
Manuel Grez