Purpose

• Human embryonic stem cell line is a product of embryo research
• To remove the obstacles originated from doubts about stem cell lines
• To stimulate stem cell research by providing information about stem cell lines and finally by running stem cell bank

Legislation

• Started from 2007 by Ministry of Health and Welfare
• Integrated in the revised Bioethics & Safety Act (Feb. 1, 2012 revision of a part)
• Enforced from Jan 1, 2010

Registration of Stem Cell Lines

• Anyone who has established or imported stem cell lines shall register those lines to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (CDC/NIH) before he/she provides them or uses them.

• Stem cell lines should be registered are human embryonic stem cell lines established from spare embryo, SCNT or parthenogenesis.