A Report from a Workshop of the International Stem Cell Banking Initiative, Held in Collaboration of Global Alliance for iPSC Therapies and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, 2017

Jung Hyun Kim, Alex Alderton, Jeremy M. Crook, Nissim Benvenisty, Catharina Brandsten, Meri Firpo, Peter W. Harrison, Shin Kawamata, Eihachiro Kawase, Andreas Kurtz, Jeanne F. Loring, Tenneille Ludwig, Jennifer Man, Joanne C. Mountford, Marc L. Turner, Steve Oh, Lygia da Veiga Pereira, Patricia Pranke, Michael Sheldon, Rachel SteegStephen Sullivan, Michael Yaffe, Qi Zhou, Glyn N. Stacey*

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Abstract

This report summarizes the recent activity of the International Stem Cell Banking Initiative held at Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA, USA, on June 18, 2017. In this meeting, we aimed to find consensus on ongoing issues of quality control (QC), safety, and efficacy of human pluripotent stem cell banks and their derivative cell therapy products for the global harmonization. In particular, assays for the QC testing such as pluripotency assays test and general QC testing criteria were intensively discussed. Moreover, the recent activities of global stem cell banking centers and the regulatory bodies were briefly summarized to provide an overview on global developments and issues. Stem Cells 2019;37:1130–1135.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1130-1135
Number of pages6
JournalStem Cells
Volume37
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2019

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©2019 The Authors. Stem Cells published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of AlphaMed Press 2019

Keywords

  • Banking
  • Global harmonization
  • International Stem Cell Banking Initiative
  • Pluripotent stem cells
  • Quality controls

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