Universities and research institutes at ESGCT 2026

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

185 universities and research institutes are at ESGCT 2026 — 618 presentations on the program. Most represented: Hannover Medical School (41 on the program), SR-Tiget (34 on the program), University College London (23 on the program). 109 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Oct 16, 2026.

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Hannover Medical School
Hannover, Germany
Universities & institutes
Medical university and hospital with research on AAV and lentiviral vectors, stem cell gene therapy and virus-specific T-cell therapy.
Chair
Tue Oct 27
9:00am–10:45am
Workshop
Tue Oct 27
9:30am–10:45am
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors – Insights into strategies for overcoming limitations in host-vector interactions
EDUCATION SESSION 1a - Expanding the delivery possibilities by the design of new vectors for gene therapy
Vectors and delivery (AAV, lentiviral, LNP)
Chair
Tue Oct 27
11:15am–1:00pm
EDUCATION SESSION 2a - What human trials are teaching us
Clinical trials and translation
Workshop
Tue Oct 27
11:40am–1:00pm
Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for Biomedical Research
EDUCATION SESSION 2b - Expanding GT models for mechanisms, prediction and data analysis
Workshop
Tue Oct 27
12:05pm–1:00pm
Safety evaluations of CGT products in vitro and in vivo
EDUCATION SESSION 2b - Expanding GT models for mechanisms, prediction and data analysis
Clinical trials and translation
Talk
Tue Oct 27
6:30pm–7:30pm
Cell-based therapy for amyloid pathology in Alzheimer's disease using engineered iPSC-Macs
SESSION 2c: Immunotherapy and CAR T cells I
Cell therapies and CAR-T
Talk
Wed Oct 28
10:00am–10:30am
In vivo targeting of hematopoietic stem cells by capsid-engineered AAV vectors
SESSION 3a: AAVs/non integrative vectors II - Technology
Vectors and delivery (AAV, lentiviral, LNP)
Talk
Wed Oct 28
11:00am–12:30pm
Tailored T-cell therapy for viral infections in immunocompromised patients
SESSION 4b: Infectious diseases / vaccines
Cell therapies and CAR-T
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
AAV-mediated delivery of SOD1 and Catalase protects against progressive and noise-induced hearing loss via a minimally invasive approach
CNS & sensory
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Approaches to enhancing antigen-specific immune responses for advancing the prime-boost vaccination platform
Oncolytic therapy & cancer gene therapy
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Cryopreserved hematopoietic organoids for distributed and bioreactor-agnostic immune cell manufacturing
Manufacturing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Development and validation of novel strategies to protect against drug-induced nephrotoxicity
Lentiviral vectors / Integrative vectors
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Development of an iPSC-based high-throughput drug screening in Hereditary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Cardiovascular & Muscular diseases
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Engineering human iPSC-derived macrophages to decode antiviral stress and deploy regenerative signals
Gene Editing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Generation of low Immunogenic livers by lentiviral vector-mediated genetic engineering delivered during ex-vivo liver perfusion
Gene Editing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Generation of low immunogenic kidneys by downregulating mhc expression during ex vivo machine perfusion
Gene Editing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
HLA-Independent CLR-T Cells Targeting UL18 for Universal HCMV Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Human iPSC-derived macrophages retain functional stability after bronchoscopic lung delivery and enable non-invasive tracking
Skin, pulmonary and skeletal Diseases
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
LNP-mediated DNA delivery achieves sustained Factor VIII expression in hemophilia A mice
Bleeding disorders
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
LNP-mediated base editing reduces hepatic iron overload and modifies fibrosis- and HCC-associated gene expression in HFE-related hemochromatosis mice
Gene Editing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Lipid nanoparticle-based approach for efficient prime editing and intravascular genetic repair of PAH disease-specific mutations
Gene Editing
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Scalable manufacturing of cryopreserved human iPSC-derived immunomodulatory macrophages for cell-based therapy of liver fibrosis
Metabolic diseases
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Self-assembling palmitoylated siRNA mediates efficient pulmonary RNAi treatment via inhalation
Non viral delivery
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Single cell RNAseq-guided identification of a BKV protein VP1- and HLA-C*07:02-restricted TCR for personalized gene-engineered T cell therapy
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Single-cell sequencing reveals antigen-specific T-cell expansion in a patient following adoptive T-cell therapy for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Infectious diseases / Vaccines
Cell therapies and CAR-T
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Systematic evaluation of tetraspanins for cargo engineering of MSC-derived extracellular vesicles
Non viral delivery
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
TCR-engineered T cells for HCMV treatment in immunocompromised patients
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–3:30pm
Vector-associated acute myeloid leukemia 16 years after gene therapy
Hematopoietic diseases & PID
Talk
Wed Oct 28
4:00pm–5:30pm
Fit to serve - adapting biological nanoparticles by capsid engineering
SESSION 5: In vivo gene therapy
Vectors and delivery (AAV, lentiviral, LNP)
Talk
Thu Oct 29
9:30am–10:30am
Clinical Proof-of-Concept for In Vivo Base Editing in PI*ZZ Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Results from the YOLT-202 Phase I/II Trial
SESSION 7b: Genome editing II
Gene and epigenome editingClinical trials and translation
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
A Novel Generation of AAV Vectors to Combat Liver Fibrosis and Improve Liver Transplantation
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
AAV-mediated auditory neuron protection (BRIDGE-BDNF): a promising approach for improved cochlear implant performance
CNS & sensory
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Comparing ex vivo and in vivo performance of receptor binding mutants of adeno-associated virus vectors
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Continuous generation of functional human iPSC-derived NK cells in a scalable hematopoietic organoid system
Manufacturing
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Designer lentiviral vectors for precision cell engineering
Lentiviral vectors / Integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Dual T cell-tropic adeno-associated virus vectors platform for generating sustained CAR-T cells in vivo
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Engineering sustainable CAR expression in iPSC and iPSC-derived NK cells through optimized vector and promoter design
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
FLT3L and SR1 Regulate Development and Immunostimulatory Function of Human PSC-Derived Dendritic Cells
Hematopoietic diseases & PID
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Generation of designer regulatory T cells for improved transplantation
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Genetically engineered T cells for targeted depletion of alloreactive B and T cells in solid organ transplantation – CORAT-Ts
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Modeling clonal evolution in human HSPCs to predict insertional mutagenesis following gene therapy
Lentiviral vectors / Integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Novel AAV9-based capsid variants combining immune-modulating features and muscle-tropism
AAVs / non integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Pan-cancer CD176-targeting armored CAR-Ts mediate specific elimination of malignant cells from different hematological and solid cancer entities
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Single-cell RNA-seq unveils new immortalization markers of retroviral vector transformed mHSPCs
Lentiviral vectors / Integrative vectors
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Single-cell profiling-guided development of CAR and TRUCK-like NK cell therapies for gynecological malignancies
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Synthetic iPSC-derived macrophages programmed to convert tumor antigen recognition into phagocytosis and cytokine-driven reprogramming
Immunotherapy and CAR T cells
Poster
Thu Oct 29
2:00pm–4:00pm
Targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein through CAR immunotherapy for molecular image-guided cardiac repair
Cardiovascular & Muscular diseases
Talk
Thu Oct 29
4:00pm–6:00pm
Machine learning–guided engineering of AAV2 vectors for selective outer hair cell targeting in the inner ear
SESSION 9a: CNS & sensory II
Vectors and delivery (AAV, lentiviral, LNP)
Chair
Thu Oct 29
6:30pm–7:30pm
SESSION 10: Enabling technologies
with CIMA University of Navarra
Manufacturing, CMC and access

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