JACIE celebrates its 10-year anniversary with the demonstration of improved clinical outcome

JACIE pursues the same goals as the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cell Therapy (FACT), the accreditation program for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) activities in North America: both aim at promoting excellence (1), harmonization and improving clinical results. FACT – JACIE standards (the fi fth version is currently being prepared) establish criteria for a comprehensive quality management program that covers the three critical domains in HSCT: clinical, collection and processing, and their interactions with ancillary activities. The reasons for JACIE and FACT include the complexity of the therapeutic procedure, the production of cell-based medicinal products by academic facilities rather than by pharmaceutical companies.