Oregon's landmark stem-cell cloning advance sparks medical hope, ethical concerns

... special lab set up by OHSU apart from its normal federally funded lab, due to government restrictions on stem cell research and destruction of human embryos. The OHSU Foundation and the LeDucq Foundation of France funded the work.

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2013/05/oregons_landmark_stem-cell_clo.html