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The  ForTra gGmbH  (the nonprofit subsidiary of the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation for research transfer) and the  SPARK-BIH  team of the  National Strategy for Gene- and Cell-Based Therapies  cordially invite you to their joint workshop on GCT in Frankfurt/Main.  Join ForTra and the SPARK-BIH team of the National Strategy for Gene- and Cell-Based Therapies for an inspiring, forward-looking workshop on  Gene and Cell therapy (GCT)  – one of the most dynamic fields shaping t

Hosted as part of the AROUND THE WORLD SERIES in collaboration with the Coalition of International Gene Therapy Societies.

The ESGCT would like to congratulate Fondazione Telethon and HSR-TIGET on the milestone achievement of the FDA approval of WAS ex vivo gene therapy. Please see below their statement: We are honoured to share a moment of profound significance for us, for patients, families, and the scientific community.    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for  Waskyra , the  first gene therapy for the treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich

The 32nd ESGCT Annual Congress took place in collaboration with SETGYC from 7-10 October 2025 at Fibes in Seville. Congress delegates can log in to their online registration portal to access the Congress abstract book, online programme, and Certificate of Attendance. Login here > Abstracts published by Human Gene Therapy will be available soon. Event Statistics (Click to enlarge) We are very grateful for the support of all our sponsors and partners.

Hosted as part of the AROUND THE WORLD SERIES in collaboration with the Coalition of International Gene Therapy Societies.

Congratulations to Claire Booth, who received the Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science given by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. and the Rosalind Franklin Society.

Read the press release here for full details.

More than 1000 school students attended an event organised by Fondazione Telethon at the ESGCT Congress in Rome. Watch the event video here.

2024 was a busy year for ESGCT! See a summary of our headline numbers here.

Join the latest e-Seminar organised by the Coalition of International Gene Therapy Societies

Aerial UTS Function Centre, Sydney, from 30 October - 1 November 2024.

When: Thursday 26 September 2024 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): 10.00 PM Central European Summer Time (CEST): 2.00 PM Eastern...

Supporting the attendance and participation at the upcoming ESGCT Congress for students from ITC and NNC countries.

Congratulations to Gloria Gonzalez Aseguinolaza, who received the Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science given by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. and the Rosalind Franklin Society.

Hosted as part of the AROUND THE WORLD SERIES in collaboration with the Coalition of International Gene Therapy Societies.

Please attend our upcoming event, the Momentum in Cell and Gene Therapy Symposium which is co-organized by ART-TG (Inserm) and...

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), supported by LifeArc and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity), has...

San Sebastián, Spain, December 14, 2023 - VIVEbiotech, S.L., a GMP contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) full...

FDA Investigating Serious Risk of T-cell Malignancy Following BCMA-Directed or CD19-Directed Autologous Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T...

The ESGCT would like to congratulate Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that...