{"id":17034,"date":"2021-05-25T15:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/?page_id=17034"},"modified":"2023-05-16T15:42:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T13:42:38","slug":"stem-cell-bank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/services\/scientific-and-technical-services\/stem-cell-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Cell Line Bank BLC-B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tBarcelona Stem Cell Bank\n\t<\/h1>\n\t

The Barcelona Stem Cell Bank is one of the three nodes of the Spanish National Stem Cell Bank\/ Banco Nacional de L\u00edneas Celulares<\/a> (BNLC), together with the nodes of Valencia (Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Principe Felipe) and Granada (Biobanco del Sistema Sanitario P\u00fablico de Andaluc\u00eda), which aims to ensure the availability of embryonic human stem cell lines for biomedical research throughout the country.<\/p>\n

Established in 2005, the Barcelona Stem Cell Bank has as main objectives the generation of human Pluripotent Stem Cells, both human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESC) and human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSC) for research and future clinical application, including the derivation, characterization, banking and registration of such lines for use by national and international scientists.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Captura\n\t\t\t\t\tServices<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

hPSC generation and characterization<\/h3>\n

The BLC-B offers services of generation and characterization of hiPSC lines, including administrative support for the authorisation of projects involving the use and \/or the generation of hiPSC. hiPSC can be generated from different cell types such as fibroblasts, keratinocytes, peripheral blood cells, umbilical cord blood and , tumour and urine cells among others. We offer integrative and non- integrative reprogramming methodologies including retrovirus, lentivirus, Sendai virus, episomal factors and mRNA techniques. The BLC-B has cell lines of patients affected by more than 20 diseases, which can be used as models of disease. More information and fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTraining<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The BLC-B regularly organizes courses and workshops on the management of hPSCs including:<\/p>\n