What are the best free conference recap sites for following major cell and gene therapy meetings?

Here are some of the best free sources for conference recaps and coverage of major cell and gene therapy meetings, especially ASGCT, ESGCT, SITC, ESMO, AACR, ASCO, and related events:

Best free conference recap sources

1. Endpoints News

• Strong conference coverage and rapid recap articles.
• Good for: breaking news, data highlights, company updates, and key takeaways.
• Often covers major cell and gene therapy meetings when there’s relevant pipeline or clinical readouts.

2. Fierce Biotech / Fierce Pharma

• Frequent free meeting coverage and “what mattered” style recaps.
• Good for: business impact, pipeline news, and industry trends.

3. BioPharma Dive

• Clear, concise conference reporting.
• Good for: important clinical updates, regulatory implications, and broader biotech context.

4. STAT

• High-quality, sometimes opinionated reporting on major biomedical meetings.
• Good for: translational science and big-picture analysis.

5. The ASGCT and ESGCT meeting websites

• Not always “recaps” in the journalistic sense, but often provide:
  • press releases
  • session highlights
  • abstracts
  • meeting news
• Useful for following official updates and key presentations.

6. Nature Biotechnology / Nature News

• Sometimes publishes meeting coverage or post-meeting commentary.
• Good for: scientific significance and nuanced interpretation.

7. OncLive

• Especially useful for oncology-related cell therapy meetings.
• Good for: expert interviews, session summaries, and practical clinical perspective.

8. The Cancer Letter

• Strong coverage of oncology meetings and policy/research developments.
• Some content is free, though not all.

9. GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)

• Often covers cell and gene therapy conferences.
• Good for: company news, platform trends, and technical developments.

10. Company press releases and investor conference updates

• Not independent recaps, but often the fastest way to learn what was presented.
• Best for: specific readouts from sponsors at meetings.

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Best official/aggregated meeting resources

If your goal is to track the meeting efficiently, these are worth using alongside news sites:

• ASGCT news hub / press releases
• ESGCT news and press pages
• Conference abstract books and session programs
• Twitter/X and LinkedIn posts from KOLs, companies, and reporters
• Google Alerts for meeting names + “cell therapy” / “gene therapy”

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My short list if you want the most useful free combo

If I had to pick just a few:

1. Endpoints News
2. BioPharma Dive
3. Fierce Biotech
4. GEN
5. Official meeting press/news pages

If you want, I can also give you:

• a ranked list specifically for ASGCT/ESGCT
• a list of newsletters and podcasts
• or a watchlist of reporters/accounts to follow on X/LinkedIn for these meetings.