International Stem Cell Research
The International Stem Cell Forum (ISCF) is made up of 14 leading funders of stem cell research from around the world. It was founded in January 2003 to encourage international collaboration and funding support for stem cell research, with the overall aim of promoting global good practice and accelerating progress in this vitally important area of biomedical science.
The International Society for Stem Cell Research is an independent, nonprofit organization established to promote and foster the exchange and dissemination of information and ideas relating to stem cells, to encourage the general field of research involving stem cells and to promote professional and public education in all areas of stem cell research and application.
The UK Medical Research Council provides information on its stem cell initiative; also includes a page on international stem cell collaborations.
The following is a selection of Web sites representing foreign organizations involved in stem cell research.
- Australia
- Health Insite List of stem cell resources.
- Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Links to stem cell research guidelines and the Stem Cell Oversight Committee. CIHR is seeking applications for its Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine: Innovative Approaches in Health Research—Team Grant Program and High-Risk Seed Grants; Letters of Intent are due October 1, 2004, with full applications by November 1, 2004.
- China
- Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in China A September 2002 Report from the U.S. Embassy, Beijing.
- Europe
- Stem Cells: Therapies for the Future? News and information about this 2001 conference.
- EuroStemCell Eleven academic institutes and enterprises from eight European countries compare stem cell information and evaluate their therapeutic potential.
- Finland
- Tekes—National Technology Agency of Finland List of Tekes-sponsored biotechnology research projects.
- Israel
- The Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy (Hadassah University Hospital) Information on the Institute's Research Group on human embryonic stem cells.
- Japan
- Kyoto University Home page for the University's Stem Cell Research Center
- RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology Home page for the Center's Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology
- Singapore
- Genome Institute of Singapore Information on its stem cell biology research.
- United Kingdom
- Centre for Stem Cell Biology Part of the University of Sheffield.
- Institute for Stem Cell Research Includes links to its research groups and collaborative initiatives.
- Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Outlines their current research projects.
- Scottish Stem Cell Network A multidisciplinary forum of scientists and clinicians advancing stem cell biology into identifiable health benefits.
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