CDMOs and CROs at ESGCT 2026

Oct 27–30, 2026 Hamburg, Germany ~2.5k attendees Website

47 CDMOs and CROs are at ESGCT 2026 — 94 presentations on the program. Most represented: ReiThera (5 on the program), Genezen (4 on the program), Ascend Advanced Therapies (4 on the program). 34 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Oct 16, 2026.

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OrganizationESGCT 2026 Attendance
ReiThera
Rome, Italy
CDMOs & CROs
Develops and manufactures genetic vaccines and viral vectors, offering adenoviral, AAV and MVA vector design through clinical-grade production.
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Recombinant MVA Generation and Purification Using a Duck Cell Line
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A Scalable and Transferable Manufacturing Platform for Multi-Serotype AAV Vector Production
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A novel Gorilla-derived oncolytic Adenovirus with natural lung tropism and selective replication in cancer cells
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
AdAAV: A Novel Transfection-Free Platform for High-Titer AAV Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Development of ReiCell-LV, a Suspension HEK293 Platform for Enhanced Lentiviral Vector Production
Manufacturing
Genezen
Indianapolis, Indiana
CDMOs & CROs
Contract development and manufacturing organisation for cell and gene therapies, producing lentiviral and retroviral vectors from plasmid design and cell line development to GMP manufacturing.
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Addition of sugar to final formulation buffer improves lentiviral and γ-retroviral vector recovery in sterile filtration by potentially stabilizing the viral vector
Manufacturing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
One and done: agile Cmc strategies for N-of-1 gene therapies
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A dual optimization strategy: refining IEX elution and eliminating citric acid to improve AAV empty and full capsid separation
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Continuous monitoring of cell and gene therapy processes in stage 3 of Process validation lifecycle
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Development of a no-extraction ddPCR-based method for residual host cell DNA quantitation ​and sizing in therapeutic viral vectors
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Screening of transfection process parameters related to the complexation reaction between the transfection reagent and plasmid DNS for the impact on rAAV titer in HEK cell host
Manufacturing
Ascend Advanced Therapies
Rockville, Maryland
CDMOs & CROs
Contract development and manufacturing for gene and cell therapies, from early research to commercial supply; combined with ABL since 2024.
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A cross-sectional analysis of approved AAV gene therapy formulations linking composition, stability, and clinical administration
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A surrogate assay to monitor replication-competent AAV formation using nanopore long-read sequencing
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Enhancing recombinant AAV production in suspension cell culture through targeted cell cycle modulation
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Navigating AAV Manufacturing Complexity: A Comprehensive Comparison of Commercial and Proprietary HEK293 Platforms for Optimized Vector Quality
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Orthogonal purification strategies for AAV: bridging rapid feasibility via ultracentrifugation with scalable chromatography-based manufacturing to support diverse therapeutic timelines.
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Viralgen
San Sebastián, Spain
CDMOs & CROs
AAV contract manufacturer offering process development and GMP vector production, part of Bayer's AskBio.
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
In-line Capacitance Probes Enable Enhanced and Consistent High-Quality rAAV Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Optimization of recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus vector production: Integrating synthetic molecules to enhance vector yield and quality for clinical gene therapy applications
Manufacturing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Repeatability and intermediate precision of a genome integrity assay for rAAV by long-read sequencing
Other
Manufacturing, CMC and access
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Investigations of AAV stability under stress conditions using small-scale models
Manufacturing
Lonza
Basel, Switzerland
◆Platinum Sponsor
CDMOs & CROsPlatinum Sponsor
Offers cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing services, testing, automation platforms and research tools from discovery to commercial supply.
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Clinical Translation of Nonviral Gene Editing: Efficient Electroporation of CD34+, NK, and T Cells in large volume
Manufacturing
Chair
Thu Oct 29
1:30pm–2:30pm
LUNCHTIME SYMPOSIUM: Lonza
Manufacturing, CMC and access
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A robust system for high-titer, platform-agnostic AAV production in HEK293 cell lines
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Examination of reproducibility in 2D MSC culture and 3D extracellular vesicle formation
Non viral delivery
AGC Biologics
Bothell, Washington
◆Gold Sponsor
CDMOs & CROsGold Sponsor
Global CDMO providing process development, cGMP manufacturing and testing for proteins, plasmid DNA, mRNA, viral vectors and engineered cells.
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A comparative analysis of integrated and modular platforms for manufacturing T cells genetically modified with lentiviral vectors
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
BravoAAVTM: Advancing AAV Vector Manufacturing Through Process and Cell Line Innovation
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
From ex vivo to in vivo: leveraging established lentiviral vector manufacturing expertise to meet the next frontier of gene therapy
Manufacturing
◇Silver Sponsor
CDMOs & CROsSilver Sponsor
Designs and makes custom vectors, virus packaging, libraries and stable cell lines, plus AAV capsid evolution and GMP plasmid and viral vector manufacturing.
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
An integrated miniaturized plasmid and electroporation workflow for improved non-viral engineering of primary human T cells
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Enhancing AAV targeting for next-generation ocular therapies
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A novel modular split AAV vector system for efficient delivery of large and complex genes
AAVs / non integrative vectors
DINAMIQS
Schlieren, Switzerland
CDMOs & CROs
Contract developer and manufacturer of AAV and lentiviral vectors, with analytics and fill-finish services; part of the Siegfried group.
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Direct-ligation nanopore sequencing reveals snap-back genome species in rAAV vector preparations
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Multi-Parametric Optimization of Upstream AAV Production for Enhanced Titers and Vector Quality
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Scaling-up rAAV downstream process from 2L process development to 200L for engineering run
Manufacturing
Evotec
Hamburg, Germany
CDMOs & CROs
Drug discovery and development partner offering research, development and manufacturing services to pharma and biotech, including cell therapy work.
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Immune-shielded iPSC-derived macrophages for off-the-shelf cell therapy of fibrosis
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Off-the-shelf immune-shielded iPSC-derived CAR γδ T cells as novel cell therapy to treat hepatocellular carcinoma
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Talk
Fri Oct 30
12:05pm–1:00pm
ATMP development in a changing Europe: An industry perspective on the EU Pharmaceutical Reform
SESSION 12c: Regulatory & Ethics
Manufacturing, CMC and access
INITS
Mauguio, France
CDMOs & CROs
Offers CMC, regulatory and quality consulting and runs a shared GMP manufacturing facility where biotechs produce their own clinical batches of biologics and advanced therapies.
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Comprehensive Risk Assessment Framework for Cell and Gene Therapy Products toward registration: Addressing Nitrosamines, Extractables/Leachables, Elemental Impurities, and Emerging Contaminants for Regulatory Compliance
Manufacturing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
The Shared Manufacturing Organization (SMO) model: a multi-technology platform offering flexible and cost-effective alternative for bioproduction
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Strategic Regulatory Designations for Innovative Medicines: An Overview of Existing Pathways in the European Union and the United States, and Opportunities for Cross-Program Compatibility
Regulatory (poster only)

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