Luc Sensebé, PhD, MD is Directeur Médical et Scientifique EFS Centre-Atlantique & EA3855, Tours, France. He leads the research programme aimed at manufacturing clinical grade MSC products that are safe, reproducible, and efficient. Whilst the basic parameters for culturing MSC are now described, consistent GMP-grade processes and standards are still lacking across the European community and world-wide. His vision is that the production and clinical uses of MSCs have to be performed in interactive networks involving fundamental research groups, manufacturing laboratories and clinical teams. Only such integrative research consortiums will allow going from bench to the bedside and back.