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Cell&GeneLive

Name: Cell and Gene Leaders London
Start: 2026-11-15T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-15T18:00:00+00:00
Location: The Shard

The Shard, London

Sunday 15th November 2026

An exclusive summit on cell & gene therapy, hosted at the Shangri-La - the height of London's hospitality.

Begins in - d - h - m - s

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The best room in biotech

Featured speakers

Founders, CEOs and investors from across cell & gene therapy. The lineup below is preliminary and still firming up.

Chair, Department of Life Sciences

Steve Bates, OBE

UK Government

Opening RemarksWhere is the Biotech Capital of Europe?

CEO

Dr. Miguel Forte

Kiji Therapeutics

Morning KeynoteThe Decade of Living Medicines

CEO

Dr. Erik Wiklund

Circio

Morning PanelBeyond the Viral Vector

CEO

Edwin Stone

Cellular Origins

Afternoon PanelThe Automated CAR-T & TCR-T Factory

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Onyx Live

On the record with biotech's decision-makers

Unscripted interviews with the people building the industry.

Regulators

Live

Lawrence Tallon

CEO, MHRA

Live

Steffen Thirstrup

CMO, European Medicines Agency

Biotech CEOs

Live

Devyn Smith

CEO, Arbor Biotechnologies

Live

Stephen Sullivan

CEO, Lindville Bio

Live

Jon Ellis

CEO, Trenchant BioSystems

Live

Lisa Deschamps

CEO

Live

Augustin de Bettignies

Cell & Gene Founder

Academics

Live

Bruce Levine

Barbara & Edward Netter Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy, Penn Medicine

Live

Dimitrios Kouroupis

Professor

Investors

Live

Sven Kili

Partner

Consultants

Live

Jeff Galecke

Managing Partner, i5 BioPartners

Automation

Live

Jason Jones

VP, Cellular Origins

Live

Sean Werner

Regulators

Biotech CEOs

Academics

Investors

Consultants

Automation

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Cell and Gene Live London

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One day, one room, 34 floors up at The Shard.

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A few quick answers

More on tickets, eligibility and the venue in the full FAQs.

What does the day include?

Full access to the programme, morning coffee on arrival, a seated lunch, and the afternoon drinks reception - plus ample opportunities for networking. Catering and hospitality are provided by Shangri-La at The Shard, one of London's most stunning venues.

What is Cell and Gene Leaders London?

A one-day, executive-level meeting for the biopharma industry, hosted by Onyx Newsroom on the 34th floor of The Shard with sensational views across London. The 2026 summit is dedicated exclusively to Cell and Gene therapy - the science, the manufacturing, and the investment driving advanced medicines forward.

When and where is it?

15 November 2026, at The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG - a five-minute walk from London Bridge station (National Rail, Jubilee and Northern lines). Sessions and networking run across the day, finishing with a drinks reception into the early evening.

What's on?

London Life Sciences Week

Our summit is one date in a packed week of London life-sciences events. Here's what else is on while you're in town.

The week

London Life Sciences Week

A week of life-sciences gatherings across central London each November - the backdrop our summit is timed to. Cell and Gene Leaders London runs on Sunday 15 November 2026, on its eve.

Visit lifesciencesweek.london

The anchor event

The Jefferies London Healthcare Conference

The Jefferies London Healthcare Conference is Europe's largest healthcare-dedicated investor conference, held each November in central London and drawing over 800 leading global public and private companies across biotech, pharma, medtech, and healthcare services. It serves as the anchor event of London Life Sciences Week, with the 2026 edition scheduled for 16–19 November 2026.

About the Jefferies conference