
AATB Learning
2025 Webinar Series: Translating Advanced Therapies into Practice: The Case of SoHO Establishments in Europe (Group)
Includes a Live Web Event on 09/10/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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- Non-member - $150
- Member - $50
Description: This webinar provides a practical look at the role of SoHO (Substances of Human Origin) establishments in advancing cell and tissue-based therapies. Featuring real-world examples from Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), the session will highlight how innovation is being transformed into clinical solutions—mirroring progress across other EU SoHO institutions.
Attendees will explore BST’s advancements in both allogeneic and autologous therapies, emerging strategies in development, and early experiences with combined therapeutic approaches. The session will offer insights into how these therapies move from concept to preclinical and clinical application, along with the challenges and opportunities involved in bringing them to patients.
Designed as a hands-on overview, this session is ideal for professionals interested in the practical integration of advanced therapies within a SoHO framework.
Target Audience: This webinar is for tissue banking professionals involved in all aspects of the donation, recovery, processing, evaluation, and distribution of human tissue including technical specialists, quality and compliance personnel, medical directors and educators.

Joaquim Vives, PhD
Investigador sènior, Cap de Grup
Banc de Sang i Teixits
Dr. Joaquim Vives is a biochemist with a PhD in Biochemistry and over two decades of experience in biotechnology and advanced therapy development. He leads the Research Group for ATMP Development at Banc de Sang i Teixits (Barcelona), where his work focuses on clinical-grade cell production, 3D tissue constructs, in vivo regeneration models, and biomarker validation.
Dr. Vives has authored 70+ peer-reviewed publications (h-index 27) and is the inventor of 3 patents. He has supervised 8 PhD graduates, with 4 more in progress, and actively lectures at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where he co-coordinates a joint Master’s program with Leiden University Medical Centre.
He is the coordinator of the COST Action BTCs4ATMP network, aimed at standardizing SoHO processing for ATMP production, and a leader in EU-funded education projects such as ASIA-TRANSMED Erasmus+. A recognized voice in the field, Dr. Vives is a TEDx speaker, former treasurer of ISCT’s European Committee, and editorial board member for Cytotherapy. He also coordinates ESACT’s annual training course on cell and gene therapy manufacturing.