Philippe Parone

Chief Scientific Officer Esobiotec

Dr. Philippe Parone is a scientific innovator and biotechnology leader with over 25 years of experience spanning academia and industry. He earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge and trained at the University of Geneva and UC San Diego. At Fate Therapeutics, he led iPSC-derived immunoregulatory cell therapy programs for immune disorders and contributed to the first IND approval for an engineered iPSC-derived NK cell therapy. As Director of Industrialization at Celyad Oncology, he advanced CAR-T therapies to first-in-human trials. As Chief Scientific Officer at EsoBiotec, he leads next-generation in vivo cell therapy programs, achieving the first worldwide clinical validation of a CAR-T in vivo therapy.

Seminars

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Strategic Matchmaking Roundtable Session: Connecting Innovators with Pharma, Investors, & C-Level Insights to Refine Partnership Readiness
1:30 pm
  • Rotate through the tables to learn from Pharma and C-level executives with partnership experience, and gain practical insights to shape your future strategy
Thursday 26th February 2026
Pre-Clinical & Clinical Data Supporting Development of ENaBL: A Nanobody-Targeted, Immune-Shielded Lentiviral Platform for In-Vivo Cell Reprogramming
4:30 pm
  • Key preclinical data supporting the engineered features of the ENaBL vector for T-cell reprogramming
  • Present clinical data demonstrating the safety and efficiency of ENaBL’s in-vivo BCMA CAR-T reprogramming in patients with multiple myeloma
  • Highlight key clinical outcomes on response rates, persistence, and safety profile compared to ex-vivo approaches
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Panel Discussion: Building Stronger Bridges Between Biotechs, Pharma & Investors
11:00 am
  • Share how biotechs can present data and strategy in ways that help investors and pharma make faster, more confident decisions, reducing risk on both sides
  • Highlight how pharma and investors can communicate expectations more clearly ensuring companies design studies and pipelines that are partner-ready
Philippe Parone