Manufacturing and CMC at Cell 2026

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

33 organizations at Cell 2026 present work in manufacturing and CMC: 14 suppliers and service providers, 12 drug developers and 7 academic, government and non-profit bodies. Between them they bring 63 presentations to the program. Most represented: Bristol Myers Squibb (5 on the program), AstraZeneca (4 on the program), Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (4 on the program). As of Oct 8, 2026.

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OrganizationCell 2026 Attendance
Bristol Myers Squibb
Princeton, New Jersey
Large pharma
Global drugmaker with marketed CAR-T cell therapies alongside medicines for cancer, immunology and cardiovascular disease.
Talk
Thu Nov 12
9:25am–9:50am
Advanced Technologies Driving The Next Wave Of Gene Therapy
Cell and gene therapy
Talk
Thu Nov 12
10:15am–10:40am
Phase Appropriate Analytical Strategies Including Comparability
Analytics and characterizationManufacturing and CMC
Panel
Thu Nov 12
2:40pm–3:05pm
Quality Control Strategies In Advanced CGTs
with Quell Therapeutics, University of Liverpool
Cell and gene therapyAnalytics and characterization
Panel
Thu Nov 12
2:40pm–3:05pm
Where Does Big Pharma Stand In CGTs – And What Comes Next?
with Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca
Cell and gene therapy
Talk
Thu Nov 12
5:20pm–5:45pm
One Lot, One Life: Scaling Hope for Patients with Autologous CART Treatments
Cell and gene therapyManufacturing and CMC
Talk
Fri Nov 13
1:55pm–2:20pm
Designing An End-To-End Supply Chain For CGTs
Cell and gene therapyManufacturing and CMC
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
Gov/NGO
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
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
Beyond Silos: How Cell & Gene Therapies Fit Into The Broader Biotech & Treatment Landscape
with Resolution Therapeutics, Leucid Bio
Cell and gene therapy
Biotech
Develops regenerative macrophage therapies for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, led by a programme in end-stage liver disease.
Talk
Thu Nov 12
10:15am–10:40am
Building For The Future: Phase-Appropriate CMC Strategies
Manufacturing and CMC
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?
with Hogan Lovells, TreeFrog Therapeutics
Digital biomanufacturing and AI
Panel
Fri Nov 13
4:40pm–5:05pm
Beyond Silos: How Cell & Gene Therapies Fit Into The Broader Biotech & Treatment Landscape
with Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, Leucid Bio
Cell and gene therapy
Panel
Fri Nov 13
4:40pm–5:05pm
Navigating The Regulatory Lifecycle Of Advanced Therapies: From Platform Approval To Manufacturing & Post-Market Evidence
with Aspen Neuroscience, NHS Blood and Transplant
Cell and gene therapyManufacturing and CMC
Talk
Fri Nov 13
5:05pm–5:30pm
Developing A Regenerative Macrophage Therapy (RMT) For Fibro-Inflammatory Diseases: Challenges And Opportunities
Cell and gene therapy
Gov/NGO
The UK's publicly funded health service, whose hospitals run clinical trials and deliver approved cell and gene therapies.
Panel
Thu Nov 12
5:45pm–6:10pm
Solving the Capacity Crunch: How Do We Scale Advanced Therapy Operations Without Compromising Quality?
Cell and gene therapyManufacturing and CMC
Panel
Fri Nov 13
2:45pm–3:10pm
From Approval To Access: Why Cell & Gene Therapies Still Don’t Reach Patients
with EMEUNET, John Radcliffe Hospital
Cell and gene therapy
Talk
Fri Nov 13
3:50pm–4:15pm
CAR-T Clinical Trials In Hospitals
Cell and gene therapy
Talk
Fri Nov 13
4:40pm–5:05pm
Patient Access In Hospitals To Administer Cell & Gene Therapies
Cell and gene therapy
TreeFrog Therapeutics
Bordeaux, France
Biotech
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?
with Hogan Lovells, Resolution Therapeutics
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
Autolus
London, UK
Biotech
Develops and markets CAR-T cell therapies, including an approved treatment for adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Talk
Thu Nov 12
3:05pm–3:30pm
Harnessing Digital PCR For Rapid Sterility Testing
Analytics and characterization
Panel
Thu Nov 12
5:20pm–5:45pm
Overcoming Sterility Testing Challenges In CGT Analytical Development
Analytics and characterizationCell and gene therapy
Talk
Fri Nov 13
5:05pm–5:30pm
Developing Cutting-Edge Flow-Based Assays For Critical CMC Applications
Analytics and characterizationManufacturing and CMC
AviadoBio
London, UK
Biotech
King's College London spin-out developing gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal dementia.
Panel
Thu Nov 12
12:25pm–12:50pm
Cracking In Vivo Delivery For Next-Generation Gene Therapies
with University Medical Center Freiburg, SymphoRNA, AstraZeneca
Cell and gene therapy
Talk
Thu Nov 12
2:40pm–3:05pm
Manufacture Of AVB-406, A BBB-Crossing AAV Vector For MAPT Knockdown In Alzheimer's Disease
Cell and gene therapyManufacturing and CMC
Talk
Thu Nov 12
5:45pm–6:10pm
Leveraging Platform-Based RNA Silencing To Accelerate Rare Disease Therapeutic Development
Cell and gene therapy
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

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