Summary The International Society for Stem Cell Research has updated its Guidelines for
Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation in order to address advances in stem cell
science and other relevant fields, together with the associated ethical, social, and policy
issues that have arisen since the last update in 2016. While growing to encompass the
evolving science, clinical applications of stem cells, and the increasingly complex
implications of stem cell research for society, the basic principles underlying the Guidelines …

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) presents its 2016 Guidelines for
Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation (ISSCR, 2016). The 2016 guidelines reflect the
revision and extension of two past sets of guidelines (ISSCR, 2006; ISSCR, 2008) to
address new and emerging areas of stem cell discovery and application and evolving
ethical, social, and policy challenges. These guidelines provide an integrated set of
principles and best practices to drive progress in basic, translational, and clinical research …