Tuula Rinala Director, Quality of Care and Advocacy EBMT, European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Barcelona, Spain As of 2 February 2026, the FACT-JACIE International Standards for Immune Effector Cells, Third Edition (IEC 3.1), are in effect — bringing with them a formal,...
Breann Weishaar, BS Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) United States FACT Education is heading into 2026 with momentum—and a milestone. After an incredible 2025 that saw more than 800 professionals trained through in-person and virtual programs, FACT now...
Linda Miller, MPA Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) United States This year marks a significant milestone for the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT): 30 years of advancing quality and patient safety in cellular therapy and...
David Schmahl, CEO Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) United States On behalf of FACT’s Board of Directors, volunteer leaders, and headquarters’ staff, I’m privileged to share with you highlights of our efforts and outcomes of the past year. The information is a...
Tuula Rintala Director, Quality of Care and Advocacy EBMT, European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Barcelona, Spain It has now been nine months since the EBMT General Assembly, at the Annual Meeting in Florence, formally approved JACIE as an EBMT Working Party. While this...
Kara Wacker, MBA, RAC ISCT North America LRA Committee Foundation or the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy United States Tuula Rintala European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Spain FACT and JACIE Publish Updates to Hematopoietic Cell Therapy and Immune Effector...
Kara Wacker, MBA, RAC ISCT North America LRA Committee United States A hallmark of FACT accreditation is its integration of clinical and laboratory practice within its consensus, peer-driven standards. In this article, we highlight the growth in accreditation of Clinical Programs and recent...
Nadia Omega Cipta, PhD A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) Singapore The Singapore Cell and Gene Therapy (SCGT) Pan Asia Summit 2025 , held in partnership with the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) , is jointly organised by the Agency for...
Virginia Picanço-Castro Research Coordinator Fundação Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto (Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto), University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil Andrés Caicedo Associate Professor Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) Quito, Ecuador ORCID: 0000-0001-8821-0333 ...
Fajar Dumadi, BSc International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) Canada This report provides links to the latest updates from European-based regulatory agencies, including CAT quarterly highlights and approved ATMPs, warning about unregulated ATMPs in the EU, EMA...