The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 was awarded jointly to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing”.
Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research 2020 | Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Aiuti, a physician and research scientist based in Milan is the winner of the Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research 2020, which is awarded by the EKFS in recognition of Aiuti’s significant scientific contributions to the development of gene therapies.
Source: Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research 2020 | Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung
LUMC constructs the largest stem cell facility for the Netherlands and beyond | LUMC
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) will start this year with the construction of the largest non-profit stem cell and gene therapy facility in the Netherlands, and one of the largest facilities in Europe. In the ‘NECSTGEN’ facility, the Netherlands Centre for the Clinical advancement of Stem Cell and Gene Therapies, research will be conducted in the field of regenerative medicine; medicine that restores or replaces diseased cells, tissues and organs. In NECSTGEN, researchers are working on the breakthroughs of the future, such as insulin-producing cells grown on demand for diabetes patients.
Source: LUMC constructs the largest stem cell facility for the Netherlands and beyond | LUMC
Novartis wins conditional EU approval for gene therapy Zolgensma – Reuters
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis won European approval for its gene therapy Zolgensma for the hereditary disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday, adding it is in talks over price with countries in hopes of a quick launch.
Source: Novartis wins conditional EU approval for gene therapy Zolgensma – Reuters
ESGCT Webinars
The ESGCT has started a series of webinars on diverse topics related to gene and cell therapy that can be viewed on their YourTube channel every Wednesday 14:00 hrs CET. For more information click here.