Table 1 Some existing sources of hiPSC lines
From: What is the point of large-scale collections of human induced pluripotent stem cells?
Bank | Location | Ownership | hiPSC lines banked and available | Other information/services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coriell Institute for Medical Research | Camden, NJ, USA | Nonprofit | 47 lines | Banking of NIH-derived lines |
Cellartis (owned by Cellectis) | Göteborg, Sweden | Private company | 30 | – |
NIH Center for Regenerative Medicine | Bethesda, MD, USA | NIH funded | 15, plus other types of lines listed | Provides cells, protocols and services |
Boston University Medical Campus Center for Regenerative Medicine | Boston | University owned | 21, plus iPSC mouse lines | – |
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) | Cambridge, MA, USA | University owned | 20 lines | Not a bank; sends out lines from HSCI laboratories |
WiCell Research Institute | Madison, WI, USA | University owned | 17 lines | Both embryonic stem cells and hiPSCs available |
Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository | Piscataway, NJ, USA | University owned | 10 lines | Partnered with NIMH |
American Type Cell Collection | Manassas, VA, USA | Nonprofit | 7 lines | Major distributor of cell lines |
Massachusetts Stem Cell Bank | – | State government owned | 6 lines | Closed and hiPSC lines reverted to Harvard |
RIKEN Bioresource Center | Tsukuba-shi, Japan | Government owned | 200 plus mouse iPSC lines |
