Cell culture and upstream processing at Cell 2026
Nov 12–13, 2026 London, UK ~800 attendees Website
27 organizations at Cell 2026 present work in cell culture and upstream processing: 18 suppliers and service providers, 6 drug developers and 3 academic, government and non-profit bodies. Between them they bring 40 presentations to the program. Most represented: AstraZeneca, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and TreeFrog Therapeutics. As of Oct 8, 2026.
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| Organization | Cell 2026 Attendance |
|---|---|
AstraZeneca Cambridge, UK | |
Global drugmaker with medicines in oncology, cardiovascular, respiratory, immunology and rare disease, and a cell therapy pipeline. | Panel Thu Nov 12 12:25pm–12:50pm Cracking In Vivo Delivery For Next-Generation Gene Therapies Cell and gene therapy Panel Thu Nov 12 12:25pm–12:50pm The Productivity Challenge: How Can The Industry Deliver More Medicines With Less Manufacturing and CMC Panel Thu Nov 12 2:40pm–3:05pm Where Does Big Pharma Stand In CGTs – And What Comes Next? Cell and gene therapy Talk Thu Nov 12 3:05pm–3:30pm Mapping Immune Vulnerabilities: CRISPR Screens for Target Discovery Stem cells, organoids and cell models Talk Fri Nov 13 3:10pm–3:35pm Cell Line Database Development Cell line developmentDigital biomanufacturing and AI Talk Fri Nov 13 3:50pm–4:15pm Clinical Trial Designs For Advanced Therapies Outside Of Oncology Cell and gene therapy Talk Fri Nov 13 4:15pm–4:40pm Reduction Of Animal Bi-Products In Cell Cultures Cell culture and upstream processing |
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult London, UK | |
UK innovation centre helping cell and gene therapy developers with process development, GMP manufacturing space and regulatory support. | Talk Thu Nov 12 3:05pm–3:30pm Enabling Affordable Gene Therapies Through Continuous Viral Vector Manufacturing Cell and gene therapyManufacturing and CMC Talk Thu Nov 12 5:45pm–6:10pm Talk Fri Nov 13 9:25am–9:50am rAAV Production Process Intensification Using Perfusion Bioreactor Technology Cell and gene therapyCell culture and upstream processing Talk Fri Nov 13 1:55pm–2:20pm Regulatory Initiatives For ATMPs In The UK Cell and gene therapy Panel Fri Nov 13 4:40pm–5:05pm |
TreeFrog Therapeutics Bordeaux, France | |
Develops cell therapies from pluripotent stem cells grown in its C-Stem 3D encapsulation platform, with a lead program in Parkinson's disease. | Panel Thu Nov 12 2:40pm–3:05pm The AI Reality Check: What’s Ready Now, What Isn’t, And How Do We Validate It Safely? Digital biomanufacturing and AI Panel Fri Nov 13 9:25am–9:50am Talk Fri Nov 13 11:40am–12:05pm Bridging Development and Manufacturing Through Predictive Scaling Manufacturing and CMCCell culture and upstream processing Talk Fri Nov 13 2:45pm–3:10pm Cell Therapy: From Therapeutic Potential To Sustainable Patient Access Cell and gene therapy |
INmune Bio Boca Raton, Florida | |
Clinical-stage company developing immune-targeted therapies, including a TNF inhibitor for neurological disease and an umbilical cord MSC therapy. | Talk Thu Nov 12 9:25am–9:50am Designing Large Scale Cell Therapies For Real-World Access Cell and gene therapyManufacturing and CMC Panel Fri Nov 13 1:55pm–2:20pm Closing The Gap: Connecting Upstream And Downstream Bioprocessing In Cell-Based Therapies Cell culture and upstream processingCell and gene therapy Talk Fri Nov 13 4:40pm–5:05pm MSC Therapies: From Decades Of Challenges To Commercial Approval Cell and gene therapyStem cells, organoids and cell models |
Quell Therapeutics London, UK | |
Develops engineered regulatory T-cell therapies for immune-mediated diseases and transplant rejection. | Panel Thu Nov 12 2:40pm–3:05pm Quality Control Strategies In Advanced CGTs Cell and gene therapyAnalytics and characterization Talk Thu Nov 12 5:20pm–5:45pm Lessons Learned From Cross-Team & Multi-Site Collaboration To Improve Assay Transfer & Scalability Analytics and characterization Panel Fri Nov 13 1:55pm–2:20pm Closing The Gap: Connecting Upstream And Downstream Bioprocessing In Cell-Based Therapies Cell culture and upstream processingCell and gene therapy |
Technical University of Denmark Kongens Lyngby, Denmark | |
Danish technical university with research in biotechnology, bioprocess engineering and cell line engineering. | Talk Thu Nov 12 4:55pm–5:20pm Minimised Process Development By Recombinase Based Targeted Insertion For Superfast Clone Development Allowing Prefabricated Manufacturing Process Cell line developmentManufacturing and CMC Panel Fri Nov 13 1:55pm–2:20pm Closing The Gap: Connecting Upstream And Downstream Bioprocessing In Cell-Based Therapies Cell culture and upstream processingCell and gene therapy |
University of Sheffield Sheffield, UK | |
Research university with biopharmaceutical engineering work on cell, vector and media engineering for hard-to-produce biologics. | Panel Thu Nov 12 12:25pm–12:50pm Manufacturing Next-Generation Therapeutic Modalities Manufacturing and CMC Talk Thu Nov 12 2:40pm–3:05pm Cell, Vector And Media Engineering To Facilitate Manufacture Of ‘Difficult-To-Express’ Products Cell line developmentCell culture and upstream processing |
Abselion Cambridge, UK | ◇Bronze Sponsor |
Makes Amperia, a benchtop electrochemical instrument that measures antibody, viral vector and host cell protein levels in unpurified samples. | Talk Fri Nov 13 11:40am–12:05pm |
Eppendorf Hamburg, Germany | Presentation & exhibition package |
Makes lab equipment and bioprocess systems, including single-use bioreactors and control software for cell culture and fermentation. | Talk Thu Nov 12 3:30pm–3:55pm LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL DERIVED CARDIOMYOCYTES Stem cells, organoids and cell modelsCell culture and upstream processing |
Getinge Gothenburg, Sweden | ◇Bronze Sponsor |
Its life science arm makes scalable bioreactor systems for cell culture and fermentation process development. | Talk Fri Nov 13 12:30pm–12:55pm |
Sartorius Göttingen, Germany | ◇Silver Sponsor · Sartorius Stedim Biotech |
Supplies single-use bioprocess equipment, cell culture media, reagents and services, with tools for advanced therapy production from plasmid to purification. | Talk Thu Nov 12 12:50pm–1:15pm Eveo® Cell Therapy Platform: Enabling Scalable and Automated Manufacturing from Hospital to Industry Cell and gene therapyManufacturing and CMC |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham, MA | ◇Bronze Sponsor |
Supplies laboratory instruments, reagents, consumables and software, plus pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services, for research, diagnostics and drug production. | Talk Fri Nov 13 2:20pm–2:45pm |
Sanofi Paris, France | |
Global drugmaker with vaccines and medicines for immunology, rare diseases, neurology and oncology. | Talk Thu Nov 12 10:15am–10:40am Digital Twin Modelling For Accelerating Technical Transfer For Upstream Processes & As Digital Shadows In Commercial Manufacturing Digital biomanufacturing and AICell culture and upstream processing |
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