The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announces the launch of Stem Cell Reports, its new online, open-access journal. With a focus on shorter, single-point articles, Stem Cell Reports will publish high-quality, peer-reviewed research presenting conceptual or practical advances across the breadth of stem cell research and its applications to medicine.

The ISSCR further congratulates Drs. Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon for their scientific achievements recognized by this year's Nobel Prize and reaffirms support for all forms of stem cell research.

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) welcomes the finding of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upholding an earlier dismissal of Sherley v Sebelius, a court case that had challenged federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.

The ISSCR is concerned that some stem cell treatments are being prematurely offered to patients without safeguards in place to ensure safety and efficacy.

The ISSCR is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 McEwen Award for Innovation, a coveted prize in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The 2012 recipient is Rudolf Jaenisch, MD, Founding Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology