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Accreditation Statistics

As of August 1, 2023

Cellular Therapy Entities

  • Accredited: 255
  • Applicants: 26

Cord Blood Banks

  • Accredited: 53
  • Applicants: 9

Congratulations to the following organizations for achieving initial accreditation:

Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Medicine: Adult autologous hematopoietic progenitor cellular therapy, peripheral blood cellular therapy product collection, and cellular therapy product processing with minimal manipulation

Sarah Cannon Transplant & Cellular Therapy Program at MountainView Hospital: Adult autologous hematopoietic progenitor cellular therapy, immune effector cellular therapy administration, peripheral blood cellular therapy product collection, and cellular therapy product processing with minimal manipulation

A complete list of accredited organizations can be found at www.factglobal.org.

Just the FACTs, 2020 Volume 8

Posted in :: 2020 Volume 8 :: Thursday, October 29th, 2020

Momentous things are happening! First, go vote if you are a US citizen, and, second, we are well into the process of initiating virtual inspections. Sharpen your voting pencils and also your quality pencils (oh, quality people don’t like pencils, so fill your ink pens) and polish off final preparations for inspections.

The process and exceptions are outlined in this newsletter. Read carefully, accredited programs and first-time applicants. We will be starting soon with a secure online process. We know this will be a lot of work for some people, and others may already have electronic systems that will facilitate the process. I know that the inspectors and programs alike will execute this as thoroughly as the in-person inspections.

Speaking of virtual meetings, our first-ever virtual applicant training meeting in September was very successful with over 160 participants from around the world and across attendant time zones. It was really a 24-hour meeting, and the questions were frequent and good—we kept the speakers busy.

It’s great to get started again, and while infections are unfortunately soaring, I think we have a way to handle this part of business again. In the meantime, wear masks at home and at work and keep each other as safe as possible.

Dennis