Dr. Fabio Rossi and Dr. Judy Illes: A consensus is building on how to move forward on stem cells

On Sept. 26, a small group representing both these communities from Canada and the U.S., as well as the government, gathered in Vancouver to identify common values in the arena of stem-cell therapies, and agree on principles to move forward.
This historic moment recognized that patients who seek health solutions to their chronic, unmet medical needs deserve our attention and collaborative efforts. It demonstrated that a meeting-of-minds between researchers, clinicians, ethicists, entreprene