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| It is our great pleasure to announce that the first International Society of Cellular Therapy (ISCT) Asian-Pacific Regional Meeting has been scheduled for October 17th to 20th, 2010, at the Phoenix Seagaia Resort (http://www.seagaia.co.jp/index_en.html), Miyazaki-City, Kyushu, Japan. |
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The main purpose of this meeting is for researchers and regulators to share knowledge and expertise regarding the development of equipment and treatments in the field of cellular therapy, i.e. expansion or modification for transplantation, immunotherapy, regenerative medicine and gene therapy. In most Asian countries, expertise in innovative cellular therapy and the development of equipment for clinical use have not been well explored. Additionally, regulatory guidelines for approval processes have not yet been firmly established, although these are essential for the development of new ideas for clinical application. These are serious obstacles for the development of our own research seeds.
In this meeting, we expect to have an active discussion in a rather informal atmosphere, and will cover a variety of topics regarding cellular therapy in educational lectures by ISCT members and workshops. We believe that this meeting will help to enhance both communications among Asian professionals and partnerships with Western professionals. |
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| The meeting is being co-sponsored by the Japanese Society of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and the Japan National Tourist Organization, a government body whose aim is to promote Japan internationally (http://www.jnto.go.jp/). The conference program/speaker listing, exhibitor information, registration and other information will be available on the conference website (http://isct-ap2010.jtbcom.co.jp/). Your participation will be critical to make this meeting successful. We look forward to an exciting event and to seeing you in Miyazaki, Japan! |
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President
Yoichi Takaue,
Director, Institute for Research, St. Luke's International Hospital |
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Executive Secretary:
Yuji Heike, National Cancer Center Hospital |
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