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The Pennsylvania Convention Center

Jun 14, 2026 7:00 AM - Jun 18, 2026 3:00 PM

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

DIA 2026 Global Annual Meeting

From Breakthrough to Life: Engineered T Cells, Patients, and the Future of Biotech

Session Chair(s)

Katie  Truong

Katie Truong

SVP & Managing Director, DIA Americas and Global Head of Business Operations

DIA, United States

This fireside chat traces CAR T’s path from bold experiment to standard of care and catalyst for a new era of biotech innovation. Through scientific, policy, and patient perspectives, speakers will explore what it takes to translate high risk science into sustainable therapies and what CAR T’s journey signals for the future of regulators, payers, sponsors, and technology partners in advanced therapies.

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

Speaker(s)

Bruce  Levine

Plenary Presenter

Bruce Levine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, United States

Founding Director, Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility (CVPF)

Bradley  Watts

Panelist

Bradley Watts

Connor, Strong, and Buckelew, United States

Vice President, Business Development Executive

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