The Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa is a three-day conference combining discussions between key opinion leaders, senior executives and top academic researchers.
The program also includes 60+ presentations by the field’s most promising companies and poster abstracts by 35 leading scientists from around the globe.
October 7, 2016
Salk Institute for
Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA
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ABOUT THE OVERALL MEETING
The Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa is a three-day conference bringing together senior executives and top decision-makers in the industry with the scientific community to advance cutting-edge research into cures. The meeting features a nationally recognized Scientific Symposium, attended by leading researchers and clinical experts from around the globe, in conjunction with the industry’s premier annual Partnering Forum, the first event of its kind dedicated solely to facilitating connections in this sector. Combined, these meetings attract over 800 attendees, fostering key partnerships through more than 700 one-on-one meetings while highlighting the significant clinical and commercial progress in the field.
ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
The Scientific Symposium at the Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa attracts leading scientists, clinicians, life science business executives, patient advocates and government officials, with the aim of examining the imminent scientific and ethical challenges facing cell and gene therapy research today. The format is designed around panel discussions exploring topics ranging from basic science to revolutionary techniques and includes keynote presentations from world renowned researchers.
ABOUT THE PARTNERING FORUM
The annual Partnering Forum at the Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa is the only partnering meeting organized specifically for the advanced therapies industry. The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM)’s extensive network of companies, investors, patient advocates and government agencies provides attendees with the opportunity to establish key relationships aimed at accelerating business development in the field. Furthermore, ARM created the event to specifically facilitate translational research, PI engagement in the business community, and enable business, academic research and investor participants to connect for one-on-one meetings and strategic dealmaking.
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
800+ attendees over the course of the three-day conference
700+ one-on-one meetings scheduled throughout the Partnering Forum using an online system to connect attendees
70+ speakers and panelists covering topics from market access to the latest discoveries in gene editing
60+ presentations by the field’s most prominent publicly traded and emerging private companies
35+ scientific posters highlighting cutting-edge research from labs throughout the country on display
Alysson Muotri, Ph.D., Chair, Scientific Symposium Steering Committee; Co-Director, Stem Cell Program; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Cellular Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego