TechTalk XL – Tuesday 1 July 2025
Hosted by NecstGen in collaboration with Leiden Bio Science Park
🗓 Date: Tuesday 1 July 2025
🕒 Time: 15:30 – 19:30
📍 Location: NecstGen, Mirai House | Sylviusweg 62, Leiden
NecstGen is pleased to host the next edition of TechTalk XL during the Dutch Bio Science Week 2025 this summer. We invite you to join us for a focused afternoon of content and conversation on Cell & Gene Therapies.
The TechTalk XL programme showcases speakers and brief snapshot talks that highlight innovative breakthroughs and share practical insights across the spectrum—from development to clinical translation—of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).
Programme:
15:30 – Arrival & Registration
16:00 – Speaker Session & Q&A
– “Developing curative gene therapies for area genetic diseases” by Frank Staal (Leiden University Medical Center)
– “NTrans delivery platform – Unlocking next-generation T-cell therapies” by Ester Weijers (NTrans Technologies BV)
– “Transforming the treatment landscape of Cancer & Autoimmune diseases with stem cell-derived Natural Killer cells” by Anna-Maria Georgoudaki (Glycostem Therapeutics)
17:00 – Snapshot Talks
- Isaak Decoene (KU Leuven) – Enabling end-to-end modular automation for organoid-based implants for regenerative medicine
- Julius Matthews (Fraunhofer IPT) – Automated, Decentralized Production for Advanced Therapies
- Brice Meulah (Biotactical) – Lighting Up Contamination: Accelerating Sterility Testing with ATP Bioluminescence
- Eefke van Eerden (WMDA) – Safe Cells Start With Safe Donors: WMDA’s Mission to Protect the People Behind the Therapies
From 17:30 – Networking
Additional speakers and further details will be announced shortly.
Participation is free, but seats are limited
Please register in advance by clicking here
Get a glimpse of last years event here
