Stem cells, organoids and cell models at Cell 2026

Nov 12–13, 2026 London, UK ~800 attendees Website

18 organizations at Cell 2026 present work in stem cells, organoids and cell models: 9 drug developers, 5 suppliers and service providers and 4 academic, government and non-profit bodies. Between them they bring 29 presentations to the program. Most represented: AstraZeneca (4 on the program), INmune Bio (2 on the program), Rinri Therapeutics (2 on the program). As of Oct 8, 2026.

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Top represented
Showing 1–15 of 18 organizations
OrganizationCell 2026 Attendance
AstraZeneca
Cambridge, UK
Large pharma
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
with University Medical Center Freiburg, SymphoRNA, AviadoBio
Cell and gene therapy
Panel
Thu Nov 12
12:25pm–12:50pm
The Productivity Challenge: How Can The Industry Deliver More Medicines With Less
with UCB
Manufacturing and CMC
Panel
Thu Nov 12
2:40pm–3:05pm
Where Does Big Pharma Stand In CGTs – And What Comes Next?
with Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson
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
INmune Bio
Boca Raton, Florida
Biotech
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
with Quell Therapeutics, Technical University of Denmark
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
Rinri Therapeutics
Sheffield, UK
Biotech
Clinical-stage company developing regenerative cell therapies for sensorineural hearing loss.
Panel
Thu Nov 12
5:45pm–6:10pm
Featured Session: Restoring Hearing With Cell & Gene Therapies: From Bench To Bedside
with University of Cambridge, Sensorion
Cell and gene therapy
Panel
Fri Nov 13
11:40am–12:05pm
From Model To Medicine: Fixing The Translation Gap
with ValiRx, a:head bio, MeiraGTx
Stem cells, organoids and cell models
Biotech
UK-listed oncology drug developer that evaluates and develops early assets; its Inaphaea BioLabs unit supplies patient-derived cancer cell models.
Panel
Fri Nov 13
11:40am–12:05pm
From Model To Medicine: Fixing The Translation Gap
with Rinri Therapeutics, a:head bio, MeiraGTx
Stem cells, organoids and cell models
Talk
Fri Nov 13
1:55pm–2:20pm
Patient Derived Cells As New Approach Methodologies For More Predictive Oncology Models
Stem cells, organoids and cell models
a:head bio
Vienna, Austria
Biotech
Uses human brain organoid models to support neuroscience drug discovery.
Panel
Fri Nov 13
11:40am–12:05pm
From Model To Medicine: Fixing The Translation Gap
with ValiRx, Rinri Therapeutics, MeiraGTx
Stem cells, organoids and cell models
Talk
Fri Nov 13
2:45pm–3:10pm
Human Brain Organoids In Drug Discovery
Stem cells, organoids and cell models
MeiraGTx
New York, New York
Biotech
Clinical-stage gene therapy company with in-house viral vector manufacturing and programmes in eye, salivary gland and neurological disease.
Talk
Fri Nov 13
9:25am–9:50am
Human retinal organoids in gene therapy development
Stem cells, organoids and cell modelsCell and gene therapy
Panel
Fri Nov 13
11:40am–12:05pm
From Model To Medicine: Fixing The Translation Gap
with ValiRx, Rinri Therapeutics, a:head bio
Stem cells, organoids and cell models
Biotech
Develops combination medicines pairing several mRNAs and siRNAs with its own delivery system and computational design, starting in lung fibrosis.
Talk
Thu Nov 12
10:15am–10:40am
Lost in Translation? Developing In Vitro Models That Better Predict Multi-RNA Therapeutics
Stem cells, organoids and cell models
Panel
Thu Nov 12
12:25pm–12:50pm
Cracking In Vivo Delivery For Next-Generation Gene Therapies
with University Medical Center Freiburg, AviadoBio, AstraZeneca
Cell and gene therapy
Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
Presentation & exhibition package
Equipment & consumablesPresentation & 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
HT
Helene Therapeutics
Talk
Fri Nov 13
5:05pm–5:30pm
Exploring The Future Of Autologous Stem Cell Therapy
Cell and gene therapyStem cells, organoids and cell models
Academic
Hungary's national academy of sciences, a learned society linked to a network of research institutes.
Talk
Fri Nov 13
3:50pm–4:15pm
Stem Cell-Derived Organoid Research Supporting Advanced Therapies
Stem cells, organoids and cell modelsCell and gene therapy
M
MHRA
London, UK
Gov/NGO
UK regulator of medicines, medical devices and blood products, which also sets biological reference standards.
Talk
Fri Nov 13
5:30pm–5:55pm
Development Of A WHO Approved Phenotypic Flow Standard For Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
Analytics and characterizationStem cells, organoids and cell models
Plasticell
Stevenage, UK
Biotech
Develops cell therapies, including iPSC-derived immune cells, using combinatorial screening of stem cell culture conditions.
Talk
Fri Nov 13
3:50pm–4:15pm
Advances in manufacturing of iPSC derived NK cells for immunotherapy
Cell and gene therapyStem cells, organoids and cell models
University of Kent
Canterbury, UK
Academic
Public university whose School of Biosciences researches recombinant protein production in cells, cell biology and neuroscience.
Panel
Thu Nov 12
10:15am–10:40am
What’s Next For Cell And Stem Cell Therapies? Challenges, Opportunities, And Clinical Translation
Cell and gene therapyStem cells, organoids and cell models
University of Minho
Braga, Portugal
Academic
Portuguese public university whose health sciences research includes the stem cell secretome in nervous system injury and repair.
Talk
Fri Nov 13
4:15pm–4:40pm
Modulatory Action of Stem Cells Secretome in Injury and Degeneration of the Central Nervous System
Stem cells, organoids and cell models
◇Bronze Sponsor
Analytics & instrumentsBronze Sponsor
PHC Group lab equipment maker whose cell analysis line includes a live cell metabolic analyser, live cell imaging and automated cell expansion.
Talk
Thu Nov 12
12:50pm–1:15pm

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