Summit on Access and Affordability in Stem Cell Therapies
Join the ISSCR in Los Angeles, California in collaboration with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center.
Save the Date: 20 March 2026
Program Description: As cell and gene therapies move from experimental treatments to approved interventions, the healthcare community faces a critical challenge: ensuring these groundbreaking therapies reach patients who need them most.
This summit brings together senior leaders in research, clinical practice, market access, policy, and patient advocacy to address the urgent need for sustainable pricing models, scalable manufacturing approaches, regulatory strategies, and innovative financing mechanisms. Through collaborative dialogue, we aim to balance continued innovation with the fundamental principle that medical breakthroughs should benefit all patients, regardless of economic circumstances or geographic location.
Registration will be by invitation.
This program is in collaboration with:
Organizers
Amander Clark, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Darius Lakdawalla, PhD
University of Southern California, USA
Deepak Srivastava, MD
Gladstone Institutes, USA
Maria Bonneville
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), USA
Dave McLean, PhD
Emerging Therapy Solutions, USA
Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles, USA