

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
Annual Meeting​
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Date: June 15th 2025
RSVP June 2nd 2025
Venue: Hong Kong Science Park
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ISCBI members who have paid their 2025 membership fee attend online or in-person for free
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£10 for a non-commercial webinar attendance
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£50 for commercial webinar attendance
Meeting registration fees
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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
£35 for non-commercial in-person attendance
£100 for commercial in-person attendance
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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 Monday 9th June.
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 2 JUNE
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In person attendance and virtual joining instructions will be sent on THURSDAY 12 JUNE.
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Programme
09:00-10:30am ISCI session: "Emerging trends and technologies" led by Prof Ivana Barbaric
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09:00-09:15 Ivana Barbaric (University of Sheffield, UK): Welcome and the annual update of the ISCI activities
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09:15 – 09:40 Nissim Benvenisty (Hebrew University, Israel): the frequency and significance of acquired cancer-related mutations in hPSCs
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09:40 – 10:00 Nika Shakiba (University of British Columbia, Canada): DNA barcoding in tackling hPSC heterogeneity and variant emergence
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10:00 – 10:30 Discussion: joint ISCI activities
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:40pm ISCBI workshop on accurate genetic assignment of hPSC lines: working towards
11am-12pm, Short introductory presentations: chairs
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The US National Academy of Sciences standard for recording genetic affiliation, R Isasi, University of Miami, USA.
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Genetic data recording in an international database of hPSCs: international norms and the need for development, A Kurtz, Berlin Institute of Health, Charite, Berlin, Germany.
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Experience in the documentation of genetic data and ethnicity in an international iPSC bank for disease modelling, R Steeg (TBC), EBiSC, Fraunhofer-UK, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Commentaries from India (Prof Maneesha Inamdar, InStem, Bangalore), Japan (Prof Tadaaki Hanatani, CiRA Foundation, Kyoto) and Korea (Prof J-H Kim, University of Asou)
12:00-12:15 Review of responses to premeeting questionnaire re description/classification of ethnicity/population groups, national/local rules and policy on genetic data.
12:15-13:30 audience discussion on optimal policy and practice for documenting genetic ethnicity/donor specific disease/syndrome associations.
13:30 conclusions and identification of membership for a working group to produce an ISCBI Points To Consider document.
13:40 buffet lunch
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):
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AI for stem cell-based assay development, Kapil Bharti, NIH, USA
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Ethics and policy development regarding AI in the stem cell research field, Megan Munsie, MRCT, Australia
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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:
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Viability analysis in hPSC and drug toxicity testing (speakers being contacted)
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Cryopreservation of hPSCs and hPSC-derived organoids (speaker invited)
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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.