Conference Day One | Tuesday, November 19

7:45 am Check In & Coffee

8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Enhancing Clinical Success Through Rigorous Donor Characterization & Strategic Implementation

8:45 am Keynote Panel Discussion: Exploring Innovations & Challenges in Donor Selection for Allogeneic Therapies

9:30 am Identification of Healthy Donor Phenotypic & Functional Signatures That Predict Allogeneic, Hypoimmune CAR-T Cell Potency

10:00 am Morning Refreshments & Speed Networking

Synopsis

As the donor community reunites, this session provides an opportunity to reconnect with peers and establish new, lasting connections.

Enhancing Clinical Success Through Rigorous Donor Characterization & Strategic Implementation

11:00 am Deep Characterization of HSC-derived Natural Killer Cells Reveals Features of Optimal Donors

Accelerating Market Access Through Robust Donor Screening, Apheresis & Viral Testing Protocols

11:30 am Navigating Donor Variability for More Consistent & High-Quality Allogeneic Cell Therapies

12:00 pm Lunch & Networking

1:00 pm Optimizing the Apheresis Process, Best Practices in Donor Recruitment & Viral Testing

  • Heather Munoz Director, Apheresis Operations, Sana Biotechnology

1:30 pm Roundtable with: Blood Centers of America

2:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Poster Session

The Fundamental Role of Diverse Donor Pools & Implementing Robust Systems for Traceability of Medical Products

3:00 pm Key Elements of Traceability for Medical Products of Human Origin

3:30 pm The Critical Role of a Diverse Donor Pool in Allogeneic Therapies

4:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

4:15 pm End of Day One