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The 7th Global Cell & Gene Therapy Strategy Forum

Overview

Title: The 7th Global Cell & Gene Therapy Strategy Forum
Theme: Future Strategies for the Advanced Regenerative Biomedicine Industry Based on Cell & Gene Therapy
Date & Time: September 21 (Mon), 2026 | 10:00-17:00
Venue: Conference A, Hall D(3F), COEX, Seoul, Korea
Hosted by:

Council for Advanced Regenerative Medicine (CARM)
Language: Real-time Korean and English subtitles will be displayed on screen.
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Conference A, COEX Exhibition Hall D (3F)
Forum Registration

Program

Time Program Speaker
09:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:20 Welcome Remarks & Congratulatory Remarks:
Byoung Jun Bae President (CARM) / Kyung-il Choi Director General (MoHW)
Moderator: Kyoung Hwan Roh, Director (Artblood)
SESSION 1. Global CGT Development Trends Chairperson:
Joo Ha Kwon
Chair of Policy Committee
Vice President / CEO
(CARM / MEDVIA)
Giselle Choi
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Korea)
10:20-11:00 iPS cell-based therapy for Parkinson's disease Jun Takahashi M.D., Ph.D.
Professor (Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University)
11:00-11:30 Evolving FDA CMC Expectations for Cell and Gene Therapies: Practical Insights for Global Product Development and Regulatory Strategy Alafiz Prasla
Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs
(Thermo Fisher Scientific)
11:30-12:00 Tomorrow’s Therapies Depend on Today’s Decisions: Automation and Scale in CGT Manufacturing Wenyan Leong, Ph.D.
Director (Terumo BCT)
12:00-13:20 Lunch Time
SESSION 2. Advancing Regenerative Medicine through Regulatory Improvement Chairperson:
Mee Hyun Jung
Advisor, Policy Committee (CARM)
(Executive Director, ENCell)
13:20-13:50 From Medium to Low Risk: Background and Strategic Response Regarding the Deregulation of Advanced Regenerative Medicine Jung Hwa Kang
CEO (ImmunisBio)
13:50-14:20 Autologous Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: What We Have Learned and Where We Go Next Dong Jin Ryu
Professor (Inha University Hospital)
14:20-14:35 Break Time
SESSION 3. A New Paradigm in Advanced Regenerative Medicine: In Vivo Gene Therapy Chairperson:
Hong Seok Ji
CEO (GeneCraft)
14:35-15:05 Needle-Free Brain Delivery Platforms: A New Paradigm for CNS Treatment Chae Ok Yun
Vice-President / CEO
(CARM / Gene-medicine)
15:05-15:35 Revolutionizing Gene Therapeutics through Non-Viral, Repeat-dose Capable, Low-Toxicity & Tissue-Selective Delivery Platforms Sunny Song
VP, Head of New Therapeutics Global BD&L, President
(Samyang Biopharm USA)
15:35-16:05 Precision Delivery as the Key to In Vivo CAR-T Ki Joon Cho
Deputy Director of R&D
(MVRIX Co. Ltd. Research Center)
16:05-16:15 Break Time
Special Lecture
16:15-16:55 Regulation of ATMP in the EU - Spain Sol Ruiz, Ph.D.
Head of Biologics and ATMP (AEMPS)
16:55-17:00 Closing

※ This program is currently being updated. Topics and speaker details are subject to change.

Session Chairs & Speakers

SESSION 1
Chairperson
Joo Ha Kwon

Chair of Policy Committee
Vice President / CEO

CARM / MEDVIA
SESSION 1
Chairperson
Giselle Choi

Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Thermo Fisher Scientific Korea
SESSION 1
Speaker
Jun Takahashi M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
SESSION 1
Speaker
Alafiz Prasla

Senior Manager,
Regulatory Affairs

Thermo Fisher Scientific
SESSION 1
Speaker
Wenyan Leong, Ph.D.

Director

Terumo BCT
SESSION 2
Chairperson
Mee Hyun Jung

Subcommittee Chair,
Policy Committee

CARM
SESSION 2
Speaker
Jung Hwa Kang

CEO

ImmunisBio
SESSION 2
Speaker
Dong Jin Ryu

Professor

Inha University Hospital
SESSION 3
Chairperson
Hong Seok Ji

CEO

GeneCraft
SESSION 3
Speaker
Chae Ok Yun

Vice-President / CEO

CARM / Gene-medicine
SESSION 3
Speaker
Sunny Song

VP, Head of New
Therapeutics Global BD&L,
President

Samyang Biopharm USA
SESSION 3
Speaker
Ki Joon Cho

Deputy Director of R&D

MVRIX Co. Ltd. Research
Special Lecture
Speaker
Sol Ruiz, Ph.D.

Head of Biologics and ATMP

AEMPS

How to register

  1. 01. Registration Register for the forum through the official website.
  2. 02. Confirmation Confirm Registration
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  3. 03. Visit the exhibition hall Complete verification procedure at the
    “Pre-registration desk” located in front of the exhibition hall D(3F) of COEX.
  4. 04. Admission After receiving the visitor badge, enter the “Conference A” located in the exhibition Hall D(3F)

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