CIRM holds workshops and meetings to explore, in-depth, scientific and policy issues within the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. Workshop reports summarize the findings from meetings and are designed to support scientific and policy-development programs at CIRM.

Scientific Workshops

• Key Tools and Technology Hurdles in Advancing Stem-Cell Therapies [pdf]
• International Regulatory Considerations on Development Pathways for Cell Therapies [pdf]. Also available via AlphaMed Press.
• Creating a Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center of Excellence [pdf]
• Breaking the Bottleneck: Deriving Definitive Hematopoietic Stem Cells from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells [pdf]
• Engineering Strategies, Opportunities, and Challenges for Tissue Repair and Regeneration: CIRM Workshop Summary and Recommendati [pdf]
  1. Executive summary of the tissue engineering workshop [pdf]
• Cell Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease from Discovery to Clinic [pdf]
• Alpha Stem Cell Clinics: Delivering a New Kind of Medicine [pdf]
• Critical Path Workshop: 2013 CIRM Grantee Meeting
• Cerebral Palsy Workshop [pdf]
• Human iPS Cell Banking Workshop [pdf]
• SCNT Workshop Report [pdf]
  1. Cover letter from Alan Trounson [pdf]
• Summary and Recommendations of the CIRM Autism Workshop [pdf]
• White paper: Translational Issues for hESC-Derived Therapies [pdf]
• Summary of the Clinical Trials Workshop [pdf]
• 2008 Grantee Meeting Abstract Book[pdf]
• CIRM Cancer Stem Cell Workshop Summary
• CIRM Predictive Toxicology Workshop Report [pdf]
• Report of the Disease Team Workshop (November 2007) [pdf]
• Stem Cell Research: Charting New Directions for California (October 2005) Conference Report [pdf]
• 2007 Annual CIRM Scholar Meeting [pdf]

Science Policy Workshops

• Navigating Regenerative Medicine: Highlights from the CIRM-CURA Roundtable Conversation [pdf]
• DISCUSS Workshop Report [pdf]
• Ethical and Policy Considerations for A Pluripotent Stem Cell Resource Center 2011 Update (4/29/11)
• CIRM Diversity Workshop Report [pdf]
• Ethical and Policy Considerations for a Pluripotent Cell Resource Center (PCRC)  [pdf]
• Advancing the Effective Research Oversight: 2010 Regional Workshops on Regulatory Compliance 5/11/2010 [pdf]
• SCRO Workshop Report 6/2008 [pdf]
• Advancing Effective Research Oversight: CIRM’s Evaluation Initiative 2/08/07 [pdf]
• Advancing Effective Research Oversight: CIRM’s Evaluation Initiative Regional Workshop Summary Report 5/10/07 [pdf]