| cGMP | current good manufacturing practices |
| CNVs | copy number variations |
| EBs | embryoid bodies |
| EP | early phase |
| hESC | human embryonic stem cell |
| hiPSC | human induced pluripotent stem cell |
| hPSC | human pluripotent stem cell |
| ISCF | International Stem Cell Forum |
| ISSCR | International Society for Stem Cell Research |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization |
| MCB | master cell bank |
| SOP | standard operating procedures |
| STR | short tandem repeat |
| WCB | working cell bank |