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2026 @Philly Cell and Gene Therapy Annual Conference
This meeting brings together the innovators and business leaders to foster collaborations and advance CGT in the Greater Philadelphia area.
8. - 9. May, 2026
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480 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406
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2026 @Philly Cell and Gene Therapy Annual Conference
This meeting brings together the innovators and business leaders to foster collaborations and advance CGT in the Greater Philadelphia area.
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This meeting brings together the innovators and business leaders to foster collaborations and advance CGT in the Greater Philadelphia area.
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116
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29
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36
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8. - 9. May, 2026
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480 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406
2026 @Philly Cell and Gene Therapy Annual Conference
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Adam Snook Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Cancer Biology
Thomas Jefferson University
Adetoun Adeniji-Adele Ph.D.
Associate Director of HR
Integral Molecular
Aihua Liu, Ph.D
Executive Director, Bioanalysis
Resolian
Al Hawkins M.B.A, M.S.
Co-Founder & President
Syndeo
Ashok Srivastava M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
AyurDatta Solutions
Babak Basiri Ph.D.
Director, ADME/PK
Dyne Therapeutics
Bashkim Kokona Ph.D.
Lead Scientist
Genentech
Bhaskar Halami Ph.D.
Principal Scientist
Alloy Therapeutics Inc.
Bo Liang Ph.D.
CEO
IVIEW Therapeutics Inc.
Bo Zhai, Ph.D.
Bojing Fu M.S.
City of Philadelphia
Borries Demeler Ph.D.
Professor
Canada 150 Research Chair
Bryan Tsao, Ph.D.,
Manager, Life Sciences & Healthcare Initiatives
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Cheng Wang, Ph.D.
CEO
Innovec Biotherapeutics
Chris (Xiaocen) Li Ph.D.
Director of Oligonucleotide Science and Technology
Hongene Biotech
CJ Song, Ph.D.
Daniela Drago Ph.D.
Partner
NDA Partners, a ProPharma Group Company
Daozhan Yu Ph.D.
AAVnerGene Inc.
David Cole, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Science History Institute
David Colquhoun, Ph.D.
Advanced Workflows Specialist
SCIEX
Donna Serdula B.A.
Founder & President
Vision Board Media, LLC
Dora Mitchell Ph.D.
Founder
Aleko Therapeutics, Inc.
Edward Kreider Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Penn
Elias Tharakan, B.S.
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer
AyurDatta Solutions
Eric Lin, Ph.D.
Senior manager, Viral Vector Process Development
Probio Inc
Evelyn Guo M.D., M.B.A
Medical Director
Genmab
Fang Lu M.D.
Deputy director of Ophthalmology
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Ganesh Moorthy Ph.D.
Senior Director
Frontage Laboratories Inc, Frontage Laboratories Inc, Exton, PA, US, corporate/pharma
George Diaz Ph.D., M.D.
Vice President, Therapeutic Area Lead, UCDs
iECURE, Inc.
Guodong Zhang Ph.D.
Vice President of Business Development
TriApex Laboratories Co., Ltd.
Haichen Yang, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Vice President
Amicus Therapeutics
Heather Rose Ph.D., JD
Vice President of Technology Licensing and Startups, Jefferson Ventures
Jefferson Health & Thomas Jefferson University
Heping Xie M.S.
VP of Business Development
PanaCRO
Huize Yan, M.S.
Senior Scientist
Genentech
Jae Kim JD
Partner, FDA Regulatory Practice
DLA Piper LLP
Jeff Alexander, Ph.D.,
Jeffrey Hung Ph.D.
Vice President, Commercial Strategy
uBrigene Biosciences
Jia Nong Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Jim Wang, Ph.D., M.B.A
Vice President - Regulatory Affairs
Regeneron
Jin Wen, Ph.D.
Sr. Scientist
Genentech
Jing Yang Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, Founder and Board Member
BaseCure Therapeutics
Jing Zhen, Ph.D.
Principle Scientist
Merck
Jingmin Zhou, Ph.D.
Co-founder & CEO
Genemagic Bio
Joanna Ghayad Pharma.D.
Founder, CEO, Executive Coach
Joanna Ghayad Coaching
John Hu, Ph.D.
Managing Partner
ZhenSight LLC
John Rossi, M.S.
SVP, Translational Medicine
New Co
Jordan Lovett, M.S.
Vice President, Global Head of Commercial Development
Minaris Advanced Therapies
Kurt Imhof, B.A.
Senior Vice President, Policy & Public Affairs
Life Sciences PA
Lake Paul Ph.D.
BioAnalysis LLC
Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Ph.D.
Principal
GNMmeds LLC
Laurent Metz, M.D., M.B.A, M.S.
Partner
RobinHood Venture
Leon Tang Ph.D., M.S.
ISWT BioAdvisory & Mianus Accelerator
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Keynote
Gene Therapy
Cell Therapy
Business
CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, Controls)
RNA
Clinical and Regulatory
Company Showcase
Lunch Session
Commercial
Career Development
Stages
Grand Ballroom
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Opening Remarks
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
Xinjun Zhang, Ph.D.
Keynote Speech
8:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Gene Therapy Session 1: Beyond Orphan: Unlocking Gene Therapy for the Millions
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Speech
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Gene Therapy Session 2: Gene Therapies for CNS Diseases: Emerging Strategies to Therapeutic Impact
2:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Gene Therapy Session 3-1: Gene Editing One Step Further: From Ex Vivo to In Vivo Therapies
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Gala Dinner -Ticketed entrance only
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Centennial Ballroom I
8:00 AM
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10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
CMC Session 1: From Source to Product Quality Considerations
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch Session: Merit/Mianus Capital
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
CMC Session 2: Advance Process and Quality Control for CGT Manufacturing
2:25 PM - 3:55 PM
CMC Session 3: Current CMC Strategy and Future Perspectives
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Centennial Ballroom II
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
Business Session 1: Building Success: the Business Case for Advanced Therapies in Greater Philadelphia
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch Session: TriApex Laboratories
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Company Showcase: Medicilon USA Corp
2:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Gene Therapy Session 3-2: CARs Inside: In Vivo Immune Engineering for the Next Generation
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Centennial Ballroom III
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
BD and Investment: The Current Trends of Investment and Deal-Making in Biotech
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Business Session 2: Women in Business: The Unwritten Rules of Biotech Leadership, What Women Need to Know
2:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Business Session 2: Pearl Meets Brotherly Love: Unlocking Biotech Opportunities Between Hong Kong and Philadelphia
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Wayne
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
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11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
Lunch Session: ChromaTan
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
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Welcome Letter from the President Office
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Organizing Committee
Session Chair & Volunteer
Digital Brochure
SAPA-GP Website
@Philly Website
Exhibitors
SAPA-GP
Contact information
Event date:
8. May - 9. May, 2026
Event location:
480 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Organizer:
SAPA-GP
United States
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Contact organizer
Xinjun Zhang, Ph.D.
