Tech Forum: The Recent Advancements in the Gene Delivery Toolbox

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Location: 123

Sponsored By

Chair(s)

Anthony Duong, PhD

Senior Drug Delivery Scientist
Nonviral Gene Delivery
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus, Ohio, United States

Co-Chair(s)

Cherry Gupta, PhD

Senior Scientist
Battelle Memorial Institute, United States

Sponsored by: Battelle

This session will highlight recent advances in innovative gene delivery technologies and how new techniques are overcoming known delivery challenges. The session will help attendees understand the current landscape of drug and gene delivery technologies while exploring emerging technologies and their potential impact to help patients. Both viral and non-viral methods will be discussed, though this session will primarily focus on how non-viral technologies may supplement or expand upon the current viral-based options in the delivery toolbox.

Presentations:

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM EDT

Accelerating Polymer Nanoparticle Development for Gene Delivery
Speaker: Kenneth R. Sims, Jr., PhD – Battelle Memorial Institute
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM EDT

Tech Forum Speaker Presentation II
Speaker: Alexander Wesselhoeft, PhD – Gene and Cell Therapy Institute (GCTI) at Mass General Brigham (MGB)
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Great Science Needs Innovative Manufacturing Technology
Speaker: Ashley Craddick, MBA (she/her/hers) – Forge Biologics