TAGTC meets across the pond: 3rd Transatlantic Gene Therapy Consortium London, UK, 2–3 October 2007

Abstract

The third Transatlantic Gene Therapy Consortium (TAGTC) workshop took place on 2–3 October 2007 at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. This workshop brings together leading investigators from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany to discuss recent developments in gene therapy relevant to vector development and clinical trials. The workshop represents the culmination of multiple collaborative efforts organized as the TAGTC. The first retreat was held in 2005 at the Eberbach Monastery (Germany) in conjunction with the annual Georg-Speyer-Haus Symposium in Frankfurt, Germany. The second retreat took place in Baltimore in 2006 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy. Approximately 30–40 individuals from five to seven laboratories attended each of these retreats so as to facilitate shared vector development, preclinical trials, and clinical protocols.