These guidelines were prepared by the ISSCR Guidelines Updates Task Force, charged with revising and updating ISSCR Guidelines for the Conduct of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (ISSCR, 2006) and Guidelines on the Clinical Translation of Stem Cells (ISSCR, 2008). The task force, a group of 25 scientists, ethicists, and experts in healthcare policy from nine countries, was chaired by bioethicist Jonathan Kimmelman.

George Daley and Insoo Hyun, chairs of the guidelines task forces of 2006 and 2008, respectively, provided continuity across the three ISSCR guidelines efforts. Dated 12 May 2016 Minor updates incorporated 17 May 2016 www.ISSCR.org