Cell Therapy – Promises and Challenges
25 February 2021
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Topic |
Cell Therapy: Promises and Challenges |
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Date |
25 February 2021 |
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Time |
12 noon – 1pm (SGT) |
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Synopsis |
Cell therapy holds enormous promise for the treatment of diseases.
While the potential of cell therapy has been known for a while, it has only been in recent years that the field has started to expand. The use of CAR T-cell therapies to treat blood cancers in 2017 was a critical milestone in the field of cell therapy. Global investment in cell therapy amounted to USD$7.2 billion in 2020. Join ACTRIS’ inaugural Cell Therapy Lecture Series to find out more about the advancements and challenges in the field of cell therapy. |
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Speaker |
Dr Yap Eng Soo Senior Consultant, Dept of Laboratory Medicine National University Hospital |