Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research (IC-SCR) of Frontier Lifeline Hospital (Dr K M Cherian’s Heart Foundation) has been registered and certified by the National Apex Committee for Stem Cell Research and Therapy (NAC- SCRT) to oversee the activities in the field of cardiac stem cell research for a period of three years, according to a communication from the Department of Health Research, Government of India.

Sources from Frontier Lifeline Hospital informed that it has been already involved in cardiac stem cell therapy post the approval by Clinical Trial Registry of India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 2010. The center performed 100 cases proving the safety and efficacy of cardiac stem cells.

The Committee has been certified based on its successful adherence to ethical guidelines and stem cell research done by the department of tissue engineering and regeneration medicine at Frontier Lifeline Hospital.