Reasons for depositing in the UK Stem Cell Bank
- Inclusion in an internationally recognised central facility which promotes use of depositors cells and thereby facilitates the possibility of new discoveries with their cells
- UK Stem Cell Bank accession no. is achieved following detailed investigation and assessment and in the future will be a credential for quality in stem cell sciences anf therapy
- Attention from specialist expertise in stem cell culture, preservation and characterisation.
- Provides a quality control and distribution system under internationally recognised quality systems: this represents substantial economies for research networks and start up companies releasing more of their effort space and resources for development
- Early submission will provide confidence:
- Independent validation of cells in a recognised independent centre
- If cells are submitted early to the UKSCB there will be confidence that problems should not arise after publication and distribution of cells
- That the key critical threats to the eventual use of cells for therapy have been covered at an early stage before a great deal of expenditure has been committed in product development.