The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) is delighted to welcome the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Catapult into its membership. A UK wide organisation committed to the advancement of the cell and gene therapy industry, the CGT Catapult helps companies, researchers and innovators accelerate their cell and gene therapy to market. The organisation provides support and expertise across various areas including therapy development, manufacturing, regulation and clinical adoption.
We look forward to working with them and drawing on their insight and expertise as to how R&D can improve the lives and livelihoods of people around the UK.
Commenting on the announcement:
“CaSE’s strength is drawn from the diversity of knowledge and expertise that our Member Organisations contribute to our work. I am delighted that the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult has chosen to join us, an organisation that works in collaboration with academia, industry, and healthcare providers to drive innovation. The perspective and insight they can offer will be highly valuable in our drive to help research and innovation thrive in a way that improves people’s lives and livelihoods across the UK.”
Dr Alicia Greated
Executive Director, CaSE
“One key part of making our lives better and more sustainable is research and innovation that leads to achieving more from our human and planetary resources. We look forward to working with CaSE on its mission to ensure science and engineering thrives in the UK and the benefits of these industries are fully realised.”
Matthew Durdy
Chief Executive at the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
About the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult is an independent innovation and technology organisation committed to the advancement of the cell and gene therapy industry with a vision of a thriving industry that delivers life-changing advanced therapies to the world. It aims to create powerful collaborations that overcome challenges to the advancement of the sector. The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult works with Innovate UK. For more information, please visit https://ct.catapult.org.uk/ or https://www.ukri.org/councils/innovate-uk/.
About CaSE
The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) works to put science and engineering at the heart of the UK’s future. The UK’s leading advocacy group for science and engineering, our membership spans 110 scientific organisations, including businesses, universities, learned societies and charities, as well as individual scientists and engineers. Collectively our members employ over 336,000 people in the UK, and our industry and charity members invest around £32.2bn a year globally in R&D.
We collaborate with our members, partners and the public to lend our clear, expert voice to decisions about science and engineering. We specialise in developing non-partisan, responsive solutions that help research and innovation to thrive in ways that improve people’s lives and livelihoods.
CaSE’s work is governed by 5 main priorities:
- We want science and engineering to serve the needs and aspirations of both the public and those working within the community
- We want science and engineering to secure the resources it needs and deploy this investment for everyone’s benefit
- We want science and engineering to have its voice heard in public discourse, ensuring that political ambitions for the sector are matched by effective policy-making
- We want science and engineering to be a community that continuously seeks new ways to collaborate towards a shared strategic vision
- We want science and engineering to thrive across all parts of the UK and benefit from diverse local strengths
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