RESEARCH ARTICLE


Tissue Engineering Stem Cells – An e-Governance Strategy



Simon Grange*
Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute, McCaig Institute, University of Calgary, Canada


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* Address correspondence to this author at the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute, McCaig Institute, University of Calgary, Canada; Tel: 001 (403) 702-6402; Fax: 001 (403) 283-1778; E-mail: bonesculptor@hotmail.com


Abstract

The rules of governance are changing. They are necessarily becoming more stringent as interventions offered to treat conditions carry unpredictable side effects, often associated with novel therapeutic vectors. The clinical relevance of this relates to the obligations of those involved in research, to ensure the best protection for subjects whilst encouraging the development of the field. Existing evidence supports the concept of e-Governance both in operational health research and more broadly in the strategic domain of policy formation. Building on the impact of the UK Comprehensive Research Network and recent EU Directives, it is now possible to focus on the issues of regulation for cell therapies in musculoskeletal science through the development of the Advanced Therapeutic Medicinal Products (ATMP) category of research products. This article reviews the framework that has borne this and the need for more detailed Virtual Research Integration and Collaboration (VRIC) systems to ensure regulatory compliance. Technology research and development plans must develop in close association between tissue engineering and treating clinicians. The scope of this strategy relates to the handling of human tissues the transport and storage of specimens in accordance with current EU directives and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) regulations.

Keywords: Cell therapies, governance, intervention, regulations, research, tissue engineering.