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Next Generation Immunotherapies: From Innovative Approaches to Overcoming Resistance and Beyond
Virtual Event : 24 - 25 February 2026
Scientific programme
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Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)
WELCOME TO DAY ONE
Raymond Schiffelers UMC Utrecht, Netherlands
'Lipid nanoparticles to engineer CAR T cells in vivo'
Chair: Maria Caffarel
Q&A 12:25-12:35
Joaquin Arribas Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Spain
Q&A 12:55-13:05
Proffered Paper 1
Q&A 13:15-13:20
Proffered Paper 2
Q&A 13:30-13:35
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT - Lightcast Discovery
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Chair: Federica Sallusto
FLASH TALKS 1
Marleen Kok NKI, Netherlands
Q&A 14:30-14:40
Proffered Paper 3
Q&A 14:50-14:55
REFRESHMENT BREAK
FLASH TALKS 2
Proffered Paper 4
Q&A 15:30-15:35
Proffered Paper 5
Q&A 15:45-15:50
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Nathan West Genentech, USA
'Emerging cytokine-based strategies for cancer immunotherapy'
Q&A 16:15-16:30
SUMMARY AND CLOSE
Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)
WELCOME TO DAY TWO
Chair: Arianna Calcinotto
Pablo Menendez Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, Spain
'An armoured CAR-T cell strategy for Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma'
Q&A 12:25-12:35
EMBO Keynote Lecture
Eric Vivier Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, France
Q&A 12:55-13:05
Proffered Paper 6
Q&A 13:15-13:20
Proffered Paper 7
Q&A 13:30-13:35
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Chair: Antoni Celia
FLASH TALKS 3
Proffered Paper 8
Q&A 14:15-14:20
Alena Gros VHIO, Spain
Q&A 14:40-14:50
REFRESHMENT BREAK
FLASH TALKS 4
Arianna Calcinotto Institute of Oncology Research, Switzerland
'Neutrophils in cancer: heterogeneous and multifaceted'
Q&A 15:40-15:50
Proffered Paper 9
Q&A 16:00-16:05
DISCUSSION SESSION
Maria Caffarel, Nathan West, Joaquin Arribas
"How to translate the next generation immunotherapies to the clinic?"
CONFERENCE SUMMARY AND CLOSE
Key dates
Abstract submission deadline:
12 January 2026
Registration and Payment deadline:
02 February 2026
