17th Annual ISCT Meeting. May 18-21, 2011. Rotterdam

Cell therapy continues to grow at rapid pace and ISCT continues to be the premier global society promoting the principles and practice of all areas within the vast arena of cell therapy. Every year, we gather at a wonderful destination around the world to talk about our work, rekindle old friendships, and make new ones. These yearly events are the forum for us to learn about new breakthroughs, and exchange our thoughts and ideas. This year Ineke, Massimo and Fred have done an outstanding job in producing what promises to be the best meeting ever! We truly have something for everyone! The plenary sessions will present the most outstanding science in cell therapy covering a wide array of topics from stem cells to immunotherapy. You will hear about everything from the basic research in cell therapy to the translation this knowledge into the clinics and, most importantly, how cell therapy is impacting the practice of medicine. The oral abstract sessions highlight the very best “cutting-edge” science at the meeting and the poster sessions generate the informal exchanges that stimulate the ideas which ultimately move the field forward. Our workshops provide the opportunity to discuss and debate the controversies in the field leaving all participants with a broader view than when they arrived. We continue to have a special track at the meeting focused on the cell processing technologists, the unsung heroes of cell therapy. We pay special attention to the legal and regulatory issues that are required to move cell therapy into the clinics…after all, we are the translational cell therapy society