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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.

Navigating the Eighth Edition FACT-JACIE Hematopoietic Cellular Therapy Standards Webinar

Posted in :: 2021 Volume 4 :: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021

The eighth edition of the FACT-JACIE Hematopoietic Cellular Therapy Standards was published on May 17, 2021 and will be effective on August 16, 2021. To support FACT accredited and applied programs during this transition, FACT is offering a webinar, titled Navigate the Eighth Edition Cellular Therapy Standards, on July 21, 2021 at 10 am CT, 3 pm GMT. Dr. Paul Eldridge from Levine Cancer Institute, the Standards Committee Chair, will explain changes including:

 

  • Genetically-modified cellular therapy products
  • Training in GxP
  • Quality management
  • Informed consent
  • Labeling
  • Storage