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Douglas A. Melton Becomes President of the ISSCR
The ISSCR is pleased to announce Douglas A. Melton, PhD, Harvard University, as the incoming president of the ISSCR and its board of directors. Melton assumed the post on 23 June, 2018, immediately following the 16th ISSCR Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Australia.Full story -
ISSCR Announces New Editor-in-chief for Stem Cell Reports Journal
The ISSCR has appointed Martin F. Pera, professor at the Jackson Laboratory, U.S., as the next editor-in-chief of Stem Cell Reports, the organization’s open-access journal. Pera will succeed Christine Mummery, who led the journal since its launch in 2013. Pera will assume the post in January, 2019.Full story -
ISSCR Opposes Proposal to Restrict Fetal Tissue Research
The ISSCR opposes the U.S. House of Representatives proposal to ban federal funding for fetal tissue research. ISSCR President Hans Clevers released a statement on the issue.Full story -
ISSCR Announces Hamburg, Germany as Site of 2021 Annual Meeting
The ISSCR will hold its 2021 annual meeting in Hamburg, Germany, the first time the organization will be meeting in that city. The meeting is expected to draw 4,000 stem cell researchers and professionals from around the globe to the Congress Center Hamburg, scheduled to open in 2019. The meeting will be held 23-26 June, 2021.Full story -
ISSCR Responds to President Trump Signing 'Right to Try' Law
The ISSCR is disappointed with the enactment of the ‘Right to Try’ law. Along with more than 100 patient and research groups opposing the bill, we believe it will put patients at risk and undermine the effective FDA Expanded Access Program already in place to give seriously ill patients access to experimental treatments.Full story -
ISSCR Applauds Federal Injunctions Against Stem Cell Clinics
The ISSCR is pleased that federal prosecutors in the U.S. have taken action to halt the marketing and delivery of unproven stem cell treatments at clinics they allege are operating outside of FDA regulation.Full story -
Active Support for Stem Cell Research Around the World
Scientific progress requires that legislators and regulators around the world recognize and appreciate the value of research and actively support pro-science policies. The ISSCR, through its policy program, champions the advancement of stem cell research and its translation to medicine.Full story -
ISSCR 2018 to Highlight Research Driving New Discoveries and Advances in Regenerative Medicine
Progress in stem cell research and its translation to medicine is the focus of the International Society for Stem Cell Research annual meeting 20-23 June at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.Full story -
ISSCR Applauds Australia’s Move to Regulate Autologous Human Cell and Tissue Products
The ISSCR appreciates the new framework proposed by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the regulation of human cell and tissue products that use a person’s own cells (‘autologous use’).Full story -
ISSCR Advocates for Stem Cells and Basic Research in Europe
ISSCR members and staff met 12 April with the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy to advocate for investments in basic research in the European Union’s 9th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.Full story -
Collaborations for Improving Human Health
Like many stem cell researchers, my work is increasingly focused on developing ways to translate basic scientific discovery into treatments that help people suffering from disease or injury. The potential for stem cell therapies initially fascinated me as a developmental biologist, and over time I’ve learned the very real impact that our science can have on human health.Full story -
ISSCR Advocates for Science Investment in Letter to European Commission
In a letter to the European Commission today, the ISSCR encourages the EU to spur innovation by supporting basic research and programs that foster cooperation among fundamental research endeavors across Europe.Full story
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