Disease-relevant human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are generated worldwide for research purposes; however, without robust and practical ethical, legal, and quality standards, there is a high risk that their true potential will not be realized. Best practices for tissue procurement, iPSC reprogramming, day-to-day cultivation, quality control, and data management aligned with an ethical and legal framework must be included into daily operations to ensure their promise is maximized. Here we discuss key learning experiences from 7 years of operating the European Bank for induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (EBiSC) and recommend how to incorporate solutions into a daily management framework.
Keywords: EBiSC; banking; biobank; data management; ethics; guidance; iPSC; legal; quality; quality control; repository; reprogramming.
Copyright © 2021 Fraunhofer Institut fû¥r Biomedizinische Technik. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.