The following webinars are planned for 2026
3rd February. Webinar: Stem Cell Terminologies. Co-organised with Prof Andreas Kurtz, hPSCreg/BIH
7th April. Webinar: Banking hPSCs from non-human species. Co-organised with Dr Ashlee Hutchinson of Revive and Restore.
1st May. Webinar: Cryopreservation of hPSCs and hPSC-derived organoids. Co-organised with the Society for Low Temperature Biology.
12th July (Hybrid meeting), University of McGill, Montreal, 8.30am-4pm local time, Sunday 12th July 2026: Joint ISCI and ISCBI workshop. Topics include ISCI discussion, Update on the ISCBI-ISCI working group on genetic data and the future of QC in hPSC Biobanks. You will be notified by email when registration is open at www.iscbi.org/events. "
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.
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
ISCBI Expert Discussion Group on the Development of Stem Cell Cryopreservation and Storage Technology, 1st May (1pm CET).
Webinar
Date: 1 May 2026
Time: 1pm CET (UTC +2)
Venue: Via Zoom
REGISTRATION
To register for this meeting, please send a registration request, including your name, organisation, position and contact email to glyn.stacey@iscbi.org or admin@iscbo.org
The ISCBI has worked in collaboration with the Society for Low Temperature Biology to develop an on-line programme on the development of cryotechnologies for stem cell and their products. In this web-conference experts in the field of cryobiology and stem cell research will be invited to present their latest thinking on the key decision making involved in the development of stem cell preservation and storage technologies. In particular the group will consider the latest new research in the selection of cryoprotectants and also considerations in assuring long term viability in the shipment and storage of stem cells and their products.
Programme
1pm CET Welcome and introduction to session, Glyn Stacey (ISCBI, UK)
Chairs: Yuri Petrenko SLTB and University of Prague, Glyn Stacey, ISCBI
1.15pm-2.15pm
•Preservation of early stage differentiated neural hPSC-derived cells, Prof Tilo Kunath, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
•Impact of thermal transients during storage on stem cell viability. Dr Jun Okuda, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBN), Japan
•Shipment of stem cells for cell therapies, Prof Peter Kilbride, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
•Cryopreservation of Stem Cells for Therapy: are we always in control?, Dr Charles Hunt, SLTB/independent, Cambridge, UK
2.15-3pm Discussion
•What are the key challenges in the development of a preservation technology for a new cell type?
•How should stem cell therapy developers approach selection of a cryoprotectant?
•What would a valuable “viability” assay look like for stem cells or their derivative products.
•How can long term viability of stem cells in storage be assured?