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Translational efficiency will be key for cell and gene therapies entering future markets
Josee Champagne is the co-founder and director of weCANtrial Consulting Group, Inc., a partner of the weCANtranslate Network; Associate Director of Clinical Development at Northern Therapeutics and UC-CISS Program Manager at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) . She has supported investigator-led and industry sponsored clinical research for 20+years and has assisted in the translation […]
For advanced therapies, the sky’s the limit
Phil Vanek is responsible for technical due diligence and evaluation of potential investments, as well as guiding operational, R&D and strategic initiatives carried out at portfolio companies. An entrepreneurial and strategic international business leader, Phil joins Gamma Biosciences from GE Healthcare’s Cell and Gene Therapy business unit where he directed strategy and portfolio growth. Phil received his […]
Science communication: The skillset our field desperately needs
Ben McLeod has been fascinated by cellular biology since he was 13. He remembers learning that cells are just like miniature cities – with factories, data storage, waste disposal, transportation and communication systems. That fascination drives his work in cell and gene therapy (CGT) today. He has honed his skills in CGT manufacturing, technical strategy and […]
The two biggest (unexpected) takeaways from Summer by Design 2023
Dr. Tyler J. Wenzel (Twitter: @TylerJWenzel, Instagram: @TylerJWenzel, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerjwenzel/), is a postdoctoral fellow currently affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan (Canada), where he oversees the facility for the mass, reproducible production of two-dimensional and three-dimensional stem cell-derived cultures. His expertise is on the derivation of central nervous system-related cell types from pluripotent stem cells, […]



After agonizing delay, UK rejoins Horizon Europe funding scheme
Anis Fahandej-Sadi is a Business Development Associate at OmniaBio Inc., with more than three years’ business development experience across laboratory and GMP instrumentation, and now manufacturing services in the cell and gene therapy space. After receiving his Master’s in Chemistry from the University of Alberta in 2018, Anis taught English in Korea for one year. […]