Table 1 Banks and registries of pluripotent stem cell lines. Other institutions that ship lines include Australian Stem Cell Centre (4 lines), Kyoto University Stem Cell Research Center (3 lines), University of Tokyo Stem Cell Resource Bank (composed of Public Cord Blood Banks, RIKEN cell bank and other research facilities), Massachusetts Human Stem Cell Bank (2 hESC lines shipping, 3 iPS cell lines planned)
Institution | Resource | Funding |
|---|---|---|
Banks (year established) | ||
UK Stem Cell Bank (2003) | 14 stem cell lines provided for cost of delivery A registry of lines approved for use in the UK | UK government |
US National Stem Cell Bank (2005) | 19 stem cell lines for $500 per line for non-commercial research at any non-profit institution (plus $1,000 shipping fee for non-US researchers) | US government |
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (2004) | 17 human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines available to public for cost of shipping | Harvard University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and other private institutions |
Registry (year established) | ||
Database of some 630 hESC lines that have been derived in Europe and elsewhere (as of March 2009) | European Union from April 2007 to April 2010 | |
US National Institutes of Health (to be re-established) | Information on where to obtain hESC lines eligible for federal funding | US government |
492 records on induced pluripotent stem cell and hESC lines | Massachusetts Life Sciences Center | |
