UKSCB Curation Policy
For each cell line approved by the UK Steering Committee the
Bank will apply its Banking and Curation Policy, established by its
Management Committee and approved by the Steering Committee.
This determines the level to which each deposit is progressed in
terms of banking and testing. This policy is based on the duty of
the Bank to provide safe storage of a sample of each cell line
approved by the Steering Committee, and also on the need to develop
the scientific value of the UK Stem Cell Bank holdings.
The Bank recognises two forms of deposit: banking and
curation. Banking is defined as the expansion of a stem cell
line to form one or more stem cell banks for eventual release for
research or therapeutic applications. Curation is defined as
the custodianship of a limited stock of a stem cell line for
storage or archival purposes only.
In order to facilitate transparency, the Bank, shall apply
published criteria. These criteria will be subject to
periodic review and the status of all cell lines held by the UK
Stem Cell Bank reviewed on an annual basis. Any changes to
the designation of the cell line shall be notified to the Depositor
and published on the Bank’s website.
Related files
UKSCB Banking
and Curation Form