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The ESGCT 33rd Annual Congress

IN MEMORY OF Professor Claudio Bordignon

We are greatly saddened by the loss of Professor Claudio Bordignon, a pioneer in the field, and the first ESGCT President

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Outstanding Achievement Award

In 2025, the ESGCT Board and scientific committees were delighted to present the Outstanding Achievement Award to Juan Bueren

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2026-HAMBURG

Join us for the 33rd ESGCT Annual Congress, which takes place in collaboration with DG-GT from 27-30 October 2026 at the Congress Center Hamburg, Germany.

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Genome Engineering : Research and Applications

July 6–9, 2026 | Porto, Portugal | Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa KEYNOTE SPEAKER Luigi Naldini, MD, PhD

MOOC on gene and gene-based cell therapies for rare diseases

Foundation For Rare Diseases (Fondation Maladies Rares, France) organises an online MOOC on gene and gene-based cell therapies for rare diseases . The course features contributions from leading U.S. and European researchers — including Alain Fischer, Heather Gray Edwards, Alessio Cantore, Zoltan Ivics, Sylvie Odent, Salima Hacein-Bey-Abina, Manuel Gonçalves, Marina Cavazzana, Allison Bradbury, Anne Galy, Chantal Pichon, Claire Booth, Jeffrey Medin , among others — as well a

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Lund University hires Assistant Professors in Immuno-oncology and Immunotherapy

Lund University, Sweden are recruiting three tenure-track Assistant Professors in Immuno-Oncology and Immunotherapy. Assistant professor in Immuno-Oncology and Immune Cell Engineering Assistant professor in Immunotechnology Assistant professor in Experimental Cancer Immunotherapy We are looking for candidates ready to build an internationally competitive research programme at the interface of immune engineering, mechanistic discovery, and clinical translation. The positions a

ForTra gGmbH and the SPARK-BIH team cordially invite you to their joint workshop on GCT in Frankfurt/Main

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

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The ESGCT 33rd Annual Congress

IN MEMORY OF Professor Claudio Bordignon

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Outstanding Achievement Award

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2026-HAMBURG

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Genome Engineering : Research and Applications

MOOC on gene and gene-based cell therapies for rare diseases

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Lund University hires Assistant Professors in Immuno-oncology and Immunotherapy

ForTra gGmbH and the SPARK-BIH team cordially invite you to their joint workshop on GCT in Frankfurt/Main

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The ESGCT 33rd Annual Congress

IN MEMORY OF Professor Claudio Bordignon

MEMBERSHIP

Outstanding Achievement Award

SPONSORS

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Supporters

OUR EVENTS

2026-HAMBURG

LATEST NEWS

Genome Engineering : Research and Applications

MOOC on gene and gene-based cell therapies for rare diseases

jobs & COURSES

Lund University hires Assistant Professors in Immuno-oncology and Immunotherapy

ForTra gGmbH and the SPARK-BIH team cordially invite you to their joint workshop on GCT in Frankfurt/Main

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