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Wednesday, June 17
 

8:00am EDT

#600: From Breakthrough to Life: Engineered T-Cells, Patients, and the Future of Biotech
Wednesday June 17, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate

Following a keynote presentation by Bruce Levine on the future of genetically engineered T-cells for human therapeutics, sit down with Bruce and Brad Watts for a fireside chat. Through scientific, policy, and patient lenses, the session will examine what it takes to translate high-risk science into sustainable therapies, and what that implies for regulators, payers, sponsors, and technology partners.

Learning Objectives

Describe how advances in engineered T-cells, including CAR-T, are reshaping expectations for cancer treatment and the broader pipeline; Identify scientific, regulatory, and system conditions needed to translate high-risk engineered innovations into equitable, scalable patient benefit; Discuss how real patient and family experiences inform future strategies for regulators, payers, sponsors, researchers, and technology partners developing next-generation cell therapies.

Chair

Katie Truong

Speaker

Panelist
Bradley Watts

Plenary Presenter
Bruce Levine


Speakers
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Bruce Levine

Barabara and Edward Netter Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, United States
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Katie Truong

SVP & Managing Director, DIA Americas and Global Head of Business Operations, DIA, United States
Katie Truong is the Senior Vice President & Managing Director of DIA Americas and the Global Head of Business Operations. In her role, Katie focuses on driving growth, optimizing operations, and enhancing business performance. With experience spanning various industries, including... Read More →
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Bradley Watts

Patient/Industry Advocate and Vice President, Business Development Executive, Emily Whitehead Foundation and Conner Strong & Buckelew, United States
Brad Watts is a cancer survivor and CAR-T therapy recipient, Brad is an active advocate with The Emily Whitehead Foundation and Blood Cancer United, and is a member of Act for Hope, which is working to expand patient access by collaborating across the healthcare ecosystem. Drawing... Read More →
Wednesday June 17, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
114 The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  05: PersonalizedMed-ComboProd-Diagnostics, Session |   08: RegPolicy-Strategy-GlobalCollaboration, Session |   00: Plenary, Session |   18: Lift-Series, Session
 
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