Comments from participants in recent Cell & Gene Therapy Forums included:

"Great range of topics. Excellent networking. Real case studies and perspectives most valuable"
Stephen Potter, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Genzyme Corporation

"A great forum providing a comprehensive overview of the key issues facing cell and gene therapy development"
Dr John St Clair Roberts, Vice President, Clinical & Regulatory, Intercytex

"A pleasure!!! This is by far the most focused, beneficial industry stem cell conference there is, and it gets better each year"
Dr Yaron Daniely, Vice President, Business Development, Gamida Cell Ltd

Building on the resounding success of the last Cell & Gene Therapy Forum, the 2009 event will once again provide a highly valuable meeting place for senior level figures driving the transition of these technologies into safe-commercially-viable products.

The 3 day conference program will feature a mixture of business, regulatory and scientific topics, with speakers drawn from big pharma/biotech, the regulators and cell and gene therapy developers themselves. Breakout sessions, workshops and panel discussions combine to make the event highly interactive.

"The case study descriptions, as with Michael Fox, were extremely informative. Reimbursement topics helpful. FDA attendance/presentations/and comments during Q&A are extremely informative. Lunch roundtable (interactive) discussions were very beneficial"
Darci White, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Baxter Healthcare Corporation

"Very good idea to introduce the financing aspects of CGT. Program timing is good"
Dr Eric Hammel, Managing Director, Centre Hospitalier Regional

"The schedule and breaks were great to allow networking and discussion time. Scheduling of Q&A time kept sessions on time. Very well organized. Like getting the CD of presentations"
Dr Gwendolyn Binder, Director, Translational Research Program Operations, University of Pennsylvania

We remain very interested to receive your input into additional topics you would like to see addressed during the 5th annual event and into the speakers you would like to hear from. Please complete a Shape your Event form or contact Amanda Crabbe, Project Director, at Phacilitate on +44 (0)1732 886788 (amanda@phacilitate.co.uk) with your thoughts and suggestions.

Networking

In 2009, the Cell & Gene Therapy Forum will once again run concurrently with Phacilitate’s 7th annual North American Vaccine Forum. Participants will be able to select the conference agenda of greatest current value to themselves and their organization, with all networking opportunities shared between the two events. Breakfast and lunch buffets, extended refreshment breaks and evening receptions will all take place in the shared exhibition area.

"Another well-organized conference, with excellent networking opportunities with top-level decision-makers"
Dr May de las Alas, Business Development Associate, Ichor Medical Systems, Inc

A total of 500+ senior level attendees participated in 2008. For more information on how your company can raise it’s profile with both sets of attendees all under one roof and in just three days at the '09 event, please click here.