How to apply for iPS Cell Stock
The CiRA Foundation has a policy and review committee on how cells are provided to institutes and industries. Factors considered include the research proposal, business plan, ethical approval, etc.
Organizations that desire the use of the iPSC stock are requested to contact us at the following e-mail address regarding your request for use. The iPS Cell Stock Review Committee will evaluate the documents and render the decision.
We provide this service to academic research institutions and companies involved in the research and development of regenerative medicine using iPS cells.
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- Customer User registration request
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①First, please contact us at the following e-mail address regarding your request for use.
- To understand the outline of your research, please fill in and attach the following request form.
Mail to: ips-stock-shinsa*cira-foundation.or.jp
(Change * to @).
- To understand the outline of your research, please fill in and attach the following request form.
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- CiRA_F Content check
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②We will briefly check your research plan, and then introduce how to register your account and submit a new application.
- Once we have received your application form, we will contact you within 7 business days. If you do not hear from us after 7 days, please contact us again at the above email.
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- Customer Application
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③Please log in to the application system and submit a new application.
- If your account is not registered or you receive an error message, please contact us.
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- CiRA_F Application review
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④The iPS Cell Stock Review Committee Office will check if your application meets the examination standards and national regulations.
- The typical reviewing period is approximately one month after application receipt but may depend on the content of your application or the committee's schedule.
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- Customer CiRA_F Agreement signing
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⑤After the iPS Cell Stock Review Committee approves your application, our contracting staff will send you a draft contract.
- At this point, all companies need to conclude a license agreement with iPS Academia Japan, Inc.
Click here for the iPS Academia Japan website
- At this point, all companies need to conclude a license agreement with iPS Academia Japan, Inc.
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- CiRA_F iPS cell shipment
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⑥We will ship the iPS cells after the Collaborative Research Agreement (for material transfer) is completed by all parties.
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- Customer Payment
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⑦We will issue an invoice after we ship iPS Cells.
- The actual transfer cost will be charged if we arrange the shipping.
Click for prices: - HLA homozygous iPS cells
- HLA genome-edited iPS cells
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- The actual transfer cost will be charged if we arrange the shipping.
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- Customer Using iPS Cell Stock
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⑧You may use the iPS cells within the range of approved purposes stated in your application.
- If you wish to change the content of your application, please submit the modified application through the application system.
If you finish your research using our iPS cells, please submit the termination report through the application system.
- If you wish to change the content of your application, please submit the modified application through the application system.
Related documents
| About iPS Cell Stock | Introduction and Notes of iPS Cell Stock |
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| About financial terms | Financial Terms for Commercial Use of iPS Cell Stock |
| About iPS Cell Stock Review Committee Members |
Basic policies for supplying the iPS Cell Stock Review criteria for evaluating requests to use the iPS Cell stock iPS Cell Stock Review Committee Members
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| Forms, etc. | (Form0)iPS Cell Stock New Application Confirmation Request Form Management system for provided iPSCs |
Reference documents
Information Sheet and Informed Consent Form
- *This template is provided for ethical application procedures by researchers who use the iPS Cell Stock.
Contact us
Mail to: ips-stock-shinsa*cira-foundation.or.jp
(Change * to @).