Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy

The Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy (ITG) provides the University Medical Center with blood products and all transfusion and transplantation related diagnostic services. The institute's research efforts focus on the development and evaluation of safe platforms for the manufacturing of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) using gene editing technologies.

In recent years, a number of institutions with a focus on cell and gene therapy have been established in Germany. The ITG was founded in 2013 by merging the Department of Transfusion Medicine with newly established research units at the Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI). In consequence, the ITG combines an established facility for patient care and specialized personnel for establishing new perspectives in cell and gene therapy for patients suffering from rare immunodeficiencies, HIV infection and leukemia.

The Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy comprises:

• The Blood Donation Center
• The Immunogenetics Laboratory
• The Immunohematology Laboratory
• The Quality Control Laboratory
• The Research and Development Unit

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