EVENTS

The ISCBI runs informal workshops every year at different locations around the world and also now hosts regular on-line symposia and workshops to discuss a broad range of emerging issues and latest developments relevant to pluripotent stem cell banking. To access post-meeting information including recordings, power points and summary reports contact admin@iscbi.org

We welcome new collaborations including training activities in the broadest applications of pluripotent stem cells. Contact admin@iscbi.org or glyn.stacey@iscbi.org

Stem Cell Terminologies & Ontogenies

ISCBI-hPSCreg - Management of Donor and Stem Cell Data

Due to unforseen circumstances this webinar has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a new date.

Venue: Zoom

Registration options:

ISCBI members who have paid their 2025 membership fee attend online or in-person for free
£10 for a non-commercial webinar attendance
£50 for commercial webinar attendance

Once you have applied to attend you will be contacted by ISCBI admin to pay your registration fee. A stripe invoice will be issued which must be paid by card by Tuesday 11th March 2025

Webinar chair: Prof Andreas Kurtz, Berlin Institute for Health, Charite University Hospital, Berlin Germany.

Speakers (15min plus 2min Q&A):

Metadata Matters: Standardized Terminologies and Ontologies in Stem Cell Research, Stefanie Seltmann, QUEST Center for Responsible Research – BIH at Charité. Berlin Institute for Health-Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
Stem cell characterisation data management, Christine Wells, University of Melbourne, Australia .
Development of ontologies in cell characterisation data, Oliver He, Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA.
TC276 ISO Standard on Stem Cell Data Interoperability, Prof Yong Zhang, Beijing Institute for Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, China.

Panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Summary by chair

Registration closed

The following webinars are planned for 2025.

April 2025 - Webinar: AI Tools for Stem Cell Data Utility
Date/Time: To be confirmed

Webinar chairs: Rosario Isasi, University of Miami, USA and Andreas Kurtz, Charite-BIH, Germany
Presentations (15 + 2min):

AI for stem cell-based assay development, Kapil Bharti, NIH, USA
Ethics and policy development regarding AI in the stem cell research field, Megan Munsie, MRCT, Australia
Quality Assuring integrated approaches: insilico plus in vitro and the potential role of AI, Barry Hardy, Edelwieiss, Switzerland

Panel discussion and Q&A with delegates
Concluding remarks from the chairs
Future ISCBI events, Glyn Stacey, ISCBI

15th June 2025 - ISCBI/hPSCreg workshop (in person and webinar)
09:00-13:00 local time
Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, China.
Programme under development.

Further webinar meetings in planning for 2025:

Viability analysis in hPSC and drug toxicity testing (speakers being contacted)
Cryopreservation of hPSCs and hPSC-derived organoids (speaker invited)
Banking hPSCs from non-human species, experiences with the manufacture and use of veterinary stem cell-based medicines (speakers invited).

Sponsorship

The ISCBI is a not for profit organisation and welcomes sponsorship to support meetings, for collaborative projects and as donations towards delivery of our aims. There are different packages for sponsorship of individual meetings and we are happy to discuss support for other activities and interactions. Contact glyn.stacey@iscbi.org for further information.