This September, Avans University of Applied Sciences is launching a new 30 EC Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) minor, creating a dedicated opportunity for students to explore one of the fastest-developing areas of the life sciences. The minor combines CGT theory with basic and advanced practical laboratory training and a preclinical scientific research project. Courses…

Talent-CGT joined the DARE-NL Annual Conference for an interactive workshop on one of the central challenges facing advanced therapies: how education can keep pace with the skills needed in the workplace. The session, “Bridging the gap: a unified approach to ATMP workforce training,” brought together perspectives from Talent-CGT, DARE-NL, PharmaNL, Cure4Life and other initiatives working…

In June, Talent-CGT joined an international summer school in Vienna for a session exploring diversity, bias and visibility in biomedical science. Students took part in a combination of short lectures and interactive exercises. The session looked at how assumptions about who a scientist is, whose work becomes visible and how scientific careers are represented can…

In June 2026, Talent-CGT brought together 39 educators for two Teach-the-Teacher workshops in Lisbon and Porto, focused on bringing current cell and gene therapy knowledge into the classroom. Across the two one-day workshops, participants explored key CGT topics, practical teaching approaches and ways to make complex scientific content more accessible to students. The sessions also…

Talent-CGT joined the Domain Applied Science conference in Utrecht this spring, sharing the project’s work on cell and gene therapy education with the wider applied-sciences community. The conference provided an opportunity to connect with educators and professionals working across life sciences and applied research, and to raise awareness of the need for current, practice-oriented CGT…

As part of our commitment to open science, the Talent-CGT consortium recently held a specialized Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. We are thrilled to share the incredible impact our 16 editors made in just one session: Expanding Knowledge: We created 10 brand-new articles covering essential Cell & Gene Therapy topics that were previously missing from the world's largest…

Talent-CGT completed its first project phase at the end of 2025 with strong results across education, training, innovation and collaboration. During Phase 1, 353 students were trained, alongside 68 academic staff and 50 non-academic staff. The project also supported four startups, established two new partnerships, and developed or improved three support structures and mechanisms. Just…

Our consortium recently gathered in Leiden to align our goals for the second phase of the Talent-CGT project. This annual meeting focused on several key high-level pillars: Expanding Education: We are working to embed specialized Cell & Gene Therapy (CGT) modules directly into university curricula and establishing new mentorship programs. Supporting Innovation: A major focus…

In 2025, Talent-CGT successfully launched its "Teach-the-Teacher" initiative, a cornerstone of our mission to build a sustainable infrastructure for Cell & Gene Therapy (CGT) education across Europe. What we achieved: Empowering Educators: We trained academic and non-academic staff members, providing them with the tools to implement specialized CGT modules within their own institutions. Institutional Growth:…

Talent-CGT took part in the IVAP conference in December in Krakow, where projects from across EIT HEI Cohort 4 came together to share progress, exchange experiences, and connect across a wide range of themes and disciplines. For Talent-CGT, it was a valuable opportunity to strengthen networks, learn from other education and innovation initiatives, and situate…