

Time & Location
Apr 23, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
PSCC, The Hive 125 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 94800 Villejuif
About the event
Don't miss the next "jeudi du PSCC" event on the topic: In Vivo CAR
With:
Silvia MENEGATTI (Cell Action, Institut Curie)
Christopher BORGES (Sanofi)
Sofia ARNAL (AdBio Partners)
Trained as a pharmacist, Silvia Menegatti holds a PhD in Immunology from Institut Pasteur, where she worked on TNF blockade in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Institut Curie (Sebastian Amigorena’s team), focusing on genome-wide CRISPR–Cas9 screens to improve allogeneic CAR-T cells. Since 2024, she is Head of R&D at CellAction, leading multiple projects in cell therapy.
Christopher Borges, PhD, is Head of Non-Viral Gene Therapy and Genome Engineering at Sanofi. He leads the development of integrated non-viral gene editing platforms, enabling the delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids and in vivo genome engineering approaches, including CAR-T therapies. Previously at Editas Medicine, he worked on CRISPR-based engineering across multiple immune cell types. He holds a PhD in Immunology from Harvard University and has authored numerous publications and patents.
Sofia Arnal joined AdBio Partners in 2021. She combines a background as a pharmacist with strong expertise in pharmaceutical R&D and a business degree. Prior to joining AdBio, she contributed to the development of innovative biotech approaches at Institut Pasteur and has experience across the pharmaceutical industry, public hospitals, and academic research.
👉 This PSCC Thursday event is organized in collaboration with UNITC.
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