Tuesday, 20 October 2015 20:56

Joint Information Day on „Good Cell Culture Practice: human (stem) cells and organoids“ Featured

Advances in cell culture techniques and the establishment of in vitro test systems in research need to be accompanied by approaches to standardize
processes and documentation. The "Bologna Statement on Good Cell Culture Practice" in 1999 prompted the ECVAM Task Force on Good Cell Culture
Practice (GCCP) to produce two seminal guidance documents. Additional refinements were introduced in 2011.


With the growing availability of cultured organoids, and the increasing generation and use of pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation progeny, there is a need for revision and update of the GCCP guidelines with these new technologies. This includes quality assurance of supplied biological materials as well as consideration of ethical and legal aspects. This symposium has the focus on GCCP regarding human cells and tissues and the quality assurance of cells obtained by reprogramming.

When: December 3rd 2015, 09:00 – 16:00
Where: Konzil Konstanz (Council of Konstanz Building), Konstanz, Germany

To register, please contact caat-eu[at]uni-konstanz.de

Literature:
1. Hartung T, et al. (2002). ECVAM Good Cell Culture Practice Task Force Report 1. Altern Lab Anim. 30(4):407-14
2. Coecke S, et al (2005). Guidance on good cell culture practice.. Altern Lab Anim. 2005 ;33(3):261-87.
3. Anna Bal-Price, Sandra Coeke (2011). Guidance on Good Cell Culture Practice (GCCP) in Cell Culture Techniques. Michael Aschner (ed.),
Cristina Sunol (ed.) and Anna Bal-Price (ed.). Humana Press. PP 1-25

More information:
http://cms.uni-konstanz.de/leist/caat-europe/activities/infodays-and-symposia/2015/good-cell-culture-practice-human-stem-cells-and-organoids/