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Welcome to ESGCT

The European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) promotes basic and clinical research in gene therapy, cell therapy, and genetic vaccines by facilitating education, the exchange of information and technology and by serving as a professional adviser to stakeholder communities and regulatory bodies in Europe.

The ESGCT and BSGT Collaborative Congress 2011 runs from October 27th to 31st in Brighton, UK. The full Congress programme is now available online, as well as the at a glance version. You can also keep up to date with the latest news from in and around the Congress by following @ESGCT on Twitter.

You can listen to the Naked Scientists podcasts from the conference by clicking on the links below:

Day 1Day 2Day 3 and the final podcast can be found here

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22 December 2011

Clinical progress in gene therapy: Sustained...

The field of gene therapy has gained momentum in recent years thanks largely to the clinical successes for the treatment of monogenetic...

ESGCT 20th Anniversary Congress in collaboration with the SFTCG

ESGCT and SFTCG
Collaborative Congress 2012

26 - 29th October 2012
Versailles, France

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26 January 2012

BSGT Annual Conference - University College...

Abstract Submissions and Early Bird Registration Closing Friday 27 January

20 January 2012

Symposium- Stem Cells and Human Liver...

This Symposium will explore the recent progress in liver development and stem cell differentiation in the context of cell therapy for...

20 January 2012

“Perspective in Cell and Gene-Based...

The congress is jointly organized by the German Society of Gene Therapy (DG-GT e.V.), the Foundation of Haemotherapy Research and the...

22 December 2011

Clinical progress in gene therapy: Sustained...

The field of gene therapy has gained momentum in recent years thanks largely to the clinical successes for the treatment of monogenetic...

22 December 2011

1st International Aragon Winter School

New Trends in Stem Cell Research & Gene Therapy to Improve Regenerative Medicine, February 20–22, 2012, Jaca, Spain

22 December 2011

Master in Manufacturing of Advanced Therapy...

organized by the Andalusian Initiative for Advanced Therapies (Andalusian Government) and the University of Granada (Spain) which will...

A Letter from the President

European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) is one of the leading organizations in the field and is committed to offer continuous support to basic and translational research and clinical applications of gene and cell therapy for inherited and acquired diseases. Many of the recent advances have been made in Europe and ESGCT has played an active role in increasing awareness of gene and cell therapy through...

Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, MD, PhD, FESC
President ESGCT

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Brighton Congress

We hope you enjoyed the 19th Annual Congress with BSGT in Brighton. We would be grateful if you could take a few moments to complete our online questionnaire.

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Sponsors

ESGCT is very grateful for support from our partners:

Platinum sponsors

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Link to Persist [opens in a new window]
Link to Molmed [opens in a new window]
Link to BioReliance [opens in a new window]

Gold sponsors

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Link to AFM [opens in a new window]
Link to Genethon [opens in a new window]

Silver sponsors

Link to Oxford Biomedica [opens in a new window]
Link to Sangamo [opens in a new window]
Link to Plasmid Factory [opens in a new window]
Link to Seventh Framework Programme - CELL-PID [opens in a new window]
Link to Astra Zeneca [opens in a new window]
Link to Jenner Biotheraputics [opens in a new window]
Link to Okairos [opens in a new window]
Link to PsiOxus [opens in a new window]
Link to Source Bioscience [opens in a new window]
Link to Transgene [opens in a new window]