Stem Cell Charter

5 ISSN 1746-0751 10.2217/RME.09.84 © 2010 Future Medicine Ltd Regen. Med. (2010) 5(1), 5–6 “To further the advancement of responsible stem cell research, the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation ... released the Stem Cell Charter in September 2009 ... The promulgation and promotion of this Charter aims to prospectively frame stem cell research and to serve as a benchmark for the guidance of international and national initiatives in both scientific research and policymaking.” Bartha Maria Knoppers Author for correspondence: Director, Centre of Genomics & Policy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, 740 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Suite 5214, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A4 Canada Tel.: +1 514 398 8866; Fax: +1 514 398 8954; bartha.knoppers@mcgill.ca