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BLOG: Careers in Advanced Therapies and Life Sciences
The current skills gap in this field is recognised nationally and there are a number of initiatives being developed to train and develop the next generation of scientists.
In the previous blog post we explained the growth of Cell and Gene Therapy developments around Keele and the local area, which offer the potential of new and life changing therapies to treat many very serious, and in some cases fatal, conditions. As with every new idea based around innovative science there are many interesting challenges in getting therapies to the market and in our case to the patient. The biggest challenge is often having the
BLOG: Cell & Gene Therapy, 21st Century Medicines
Part one in a series of blogs preceding the #21Cmed event at Keele University on Wednesday 6th December.
The recent announcement of the licensing of the first engineered cellular therapy (CAR-T) for the treatment of late stage leukaemia, is milestone for cancer therapy and the development of a 21st century approach to disease treatment. Over the last few years we have seen a wide and far reaching advancement in our understanding of disease processes at a cellular and genetic level; our capability to diagnose diseases; leading to new therapeutic