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How do we manufacture personalised medicines?
04 November 2021, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
During this UCL East Lunch Hour Lecture Dr Qasim Rafiq will explore the challenges and opportunities of manufacturing advanced personalised therapies.
This event is free.
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About the UCL East Lunch Hour Lecture:
Dr Qasim Rafiq will explore the challenges and opportunities of manufacturing advanced personalised therapies, and the impact these regenerative, curative treatments will have on the treating previous unmet clinical need. Dr Rafiq will discuss what advanced therapies are, how they will revolutionise healthcare and the challenges involved in manufacturing these novel therapeutics at a scale and cost that meets patient needs.
Please note that this lecture is taking place online only and we will circulate a link to join the event in good time beforehand.
About the Speaker
Dr Qasim Rafiq
Associate Professor of Bioprocessing of Regenerative, Cellular and Gene Therapy at UCL Department of Biochemical Engineering
Qasim is an Associate Professor in Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocess Engineering. He is Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Chartered Scientist (CSci), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and was recognised as one of the top 20 influential and inspirational individuals in Advanced Medicine for 2020 by The Medicine Maker listed amongst Nobel Laureates, multi-national CEOs and leading scientists.