The World Oncology Cell Therapy Congress (April 2023) is the only annual meeting bringing together drug developers, investors, solution providers and clinicians whose purpose is to deliver safe and effective adoptive cell therapy products to clinical implementation. Demonstrating the value of innovative cell therapy products and securing access for patients is a key priority for all developers. In 2023, the World OCT Summit will become the only industry forum to add an exclusive pre-event evening networking session for clinicians looking to overcome barriers to patient access and facilitate clinical distribution of transformative cell therapy products. The congress will also redefine industry networking, with every attendee incentivized to complete a profile, enabling everyone to find and touch base with the pioneers and companies they would like to meet. The congress schedule will also be revamped and be repositioned to reflect the dynamic research environment of the cell therapy field. Our on-stage talks, panels and Q&As will come under the following themes – ‘Breakthroughs and Pipeline Advancements’, ‘New Cell Therapy Platforms and Enabling Technologies’, ‘Manufacturing at Scale and Commercialization’ – and with our pre-event evening expanding into ‘Cell Therapy Access and Clinical Trial Delivery’.

This Cell Symposium aims to bring together thought leaders within these diverse fields, provide a forum for sharing and disseminating the latest advances, and provide a common ground for cross-disciplinary discussion and collaboration between the fields to understand the role of neural regulation in organismal homeostasis and disease. Topics: Brain-body communication in regulating appetite and consummatory behavior Brain-body interaction in regulating energy balance/thermoregulation The gut-brain axis and neuro-immune interactions in metabolic disease New technologies and models for studying brain-body communication and treatments of disease The influence of genes and lifestyle on energy homeostasis, metabolism, and mental health