Organoids

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Organoids are self-organizing, three-dimensional tissues that mirror the complexity of human organs. These structures have become essential tools for understanding organogenesis, modeling diseases, and exploring personalized medicine, enabling researchers to investigate human biology with unprecedented precision.

This section provides access to key information and guidance documents on ethical practices in organoid research. Additionally, we offer an online, fillable questionnaire for registering organoids—Minimal Information about Organoids Use in research (MIAOU). This tool focuses on collecting and standardizing essential data on PSC-derived organoids.

We welcome your feedback on the usability of MIAOU. Please contact hPSCreg if you’re interested in collaborating to enhance this tool.

These documents and surveys were developed by the EU-sponsored consortium HYBRIDA

1. Code of Conduct for organoid research

2. Informed Consent guidelines

3. Operational Guidelines on organoid-based research and relating technologies

4. Executive summary of HYBRIDA’s operational guidelines

5. The Essential Guide to Implementing Responsible and Reproducible Research on Organoids: MIAOU, ECHOES, and RICOCHECK

6. Minimal Information about an Organoid and its Use in Research (MIAOU)

All documents and surveys mentioned above are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.