{
  "id": 17068892,
  "title": "Hamburg Hosts 2026 European Gene Therapy Conference",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hamburg-hosts-2026-european-gene-therapy-conference",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:44:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GEN Biotechnology",
    "slug": "gen-biotechnology",
    "url": "https://www.genengnews.com/topics/genome-editing/hamburg-hosts-2026-european-gene-therapy-conference/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hamburg, the historic German port city, is hosting the European Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ESGCT) conference this week. The city, founded over 800 years ago, is also home to renowned newspapers Der Speigel and Die Zeit, as well as the birthplace of The Beatles. Key themes at the conference include patient safety, increased access to gene therapy, and the pursuit of an HIV vaccine. Researchers discussed progress in CAR T therapy for lupus, beta-thalassemia, and HIV vaccine research. Bill Schief from Scripps Research Institute and Moderna shared exciting advancements in HIV vaccine development, highlighting the need for broadly effective antibodies (bnAbs) to combat the virus.",
  "summary": "GEN 's Kevin Davies, PhD, reports from ESGCT where patient safety, expanding access to gene therapy, and progress towards an HIV vaccine were prominent themes among the early talks at ESGCT 2026. The post Hamburg Hosts 2026 European Gene Therapy Conference appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}