Appendix
Cited Interlocutors
Cited interlocutors: Chapter 2
| Pseudonyms | Background | Place | Date |
| Deng | scientist | Guangzhou, PRC | 25/4/2013 |
| Ping | scientist | Guangzhou, PRC | 26/4/2013 |
| Monahan | scientist | Stempeutics, India | 23/9/2013 |
| Dong | junior scientist | Shenzhen, PRC | 22/4/2013 |
| Rahman | scientist | Brighton, UK [Neurogen] | 11/12/2014 |
| Gupta | scientist | Brighton, UK [Nutech Mediworld] | 11/12/2014 |
Cited interlocutors: Chapter 3
| Pseudonyms | Background | Place | Date |
| Deng | scientist | Guangzhou, PRC | 25/4/2013 |
| Cha | scientist | Beijing, PRC | 17/5/2007 |
| Dong | junior scientist | Shenzhen, PRC | 22/4/2013 |
| Cai | ethicist | CAMS, PUMC Beijing | 28/10/2012 |
| Li | scientist | Wuhan | 5/11/2012 |
| Hou | scientist | Beijing | 17/10/2012 |
| Dan | manager/scientist | Beijing | 30/11/2012 |
| Kumar | scientist | Stempeutics | 24, 27-28/5/2014 |
| Singh | scientist | Stempeutics | 24/5/2014 |
| Vimal | scientist | Stempeutics | 8/5/2014 |
| Brahma | scientist | Stempeutics | 2/6/2014 |
Chapter 4
| Pseudonyms | Background | Place | Date |
| Qi | scientist | Shanghai | 16/11/2012 |
| Deng | scientist | Guangzhou, PRC | 25/4/2013 |
| Dong | junior scientist | Shenzhen, PRC | 22/4/2013 |
| Ping | scientist | Guangzhou, PRC | 26/4/2013 |
| He | scientist | Shanghai, CASS | 25/7/2012 |
| Gan | scientist | Shanghai, Beijing | 21/6/2014 |
| Gu | scientist | Public Health, Jiaotong University, Shanghai | 3/7/2012 |
| Cai | ethicist | CAMS, PUMC Beijing | 28/10/2012 |
| Lin | scientist | Doctor, head IRB, Suzhou hospital | 9/7/2012 |
| Hao | doctor/scientist | Doctor, Suzhou hospital | 9/7/2012 |
| Gong | scientist, manager | Beike, Taizhou | 10/7/2012 |
Chapter 5
| Pseudonyms | Background | Place | Date |
| Sonoda | scientist deputy vice-president (research) | KU, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health (GSMPH) | 5/11/2013 |
| Sawa | scientist | Mukogawa Women’s University, Naruo, Japan | 11/11/2013 |
| Ito | manager [senior researcher, marketing division] | KHI, Kobe, Japan | 11/11/2013 |
| Nakasone | engineer [senior manager of MD | KHI, Kobe, Japan Project Section, System Technology Development Centre, Corporate Technology Division] | 11/11/2013 |
| Matsunami | senior manager | KHI, Kobe, Japan [Marketing division] | 11/11/2013 |
| Matsumoto | manager | Healios | 14/11/2013 |
| Kawai | scientist | Cabinet’s Office, Tokyo, Japan | 25/11/2013 |
| Edogawa | scientist | Cabinet’s Office, Tokyo, Japan | 25/11/2013 |
| Takeuchi | scientist | KU, Kyoto, Japan | 22/11/2013 |
| Kato | scientist | Children’s Hospital, Tokyo, Japan | 26/11/2013 |
| Nakayama | manager | Company, Kyoto [iPS Academia Japan] | 2 /12/2013 |
| Manote | scientist | Mahidol University, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand | 24/6/2014 |
| Boonliang | scientist | Mahidol University, Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand | 24/6/2014 |
| Montri | scientist | Mahidol University, Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand | 24/6/2014 |
| Wilipana | scientist | CU, Bangkok, Thailand | 25/6/2014 |
| Nantakam | scientist | CU, Bangkok, Thailand | 26/6/2014 |
| Sombat | scientist | CU, Bangkok, Thailand | 27/6/2014 |
| Sombat | scientist | UoS, Falmer, Sussex, UK | 12/11/2014 |
| Johnson | scientist | LU, Loughborough | 13/8/2014 |
| Michaels | scientist | LU, Loughborough | 13/8/2014 |
| Smith | scientist, junior | LU, Loughborough | 13/8/2014 |
Part III
| Pseudonyms | Background | Place | Date |
| Umeda | scientist, researcher, regulator | Tokyo, Children’s Hospital | 27/2/2016 |
Chapter 6
| Pseudonyms | Background | Place | Date |
| Sato | head research lab | Graduate School for Biological Studies, KU | 2110/2008 |
| Abe | researcher/ regulator | Joshisha University | 9/3/2013 |
| Kawa | scientist, STS researcher | KU, iCEMS | 30/10/2013 |
| Tsuji | scientist, entrepreneur | KU, iCEMS, Reprocell | 05/2/2016 |
| Tanida | scientist, tissue engineer | KU, IFMS | 15/11/2013 |
| Umeda | scientist, regulator | Tokyo, Children’s Hospital | 27/2/2016 |
| Yamaguchi | scientist, regulatory | Kobe | 14/11/2013 |
| Imano | scientist | KU | 9/3/2013 |
| Ohashi | scientist | Kobe | 29/3/2013 |
| Takayama | scientist, manager | Head of iPS office, CiRA, KU | 5/11/2013 |
| Takamatsu | scientist, science mediator | Kobe | 14/11/2013 |
| Kimura | scientist | Executive Director FBRI | 7/11/2013 |
| Hashigawa | scientist, medical researcher | Translational researcher in charge, Kobe | 1/11/2013 |
| Hashigawa | scientist, medical researcher | Translational researcher in charge, Kobe | 4/3/2016 |
| Hiroshima | scientist, manager | a vice-president of Academia Japan | 2/12/2013 |
| Kishi | scientist | CiRA, KU | 12/2/2016 |
| Tanabe | scientist | CiRA, KU | 12/2/2016 |
| Kodama | scientist | CiRA, KU | 6/3/2016 |
| Sumida | scientist | Keio University | 29/11/2013 |
| Yanagishi | scientist | Osaka University | 3/12/2013 |
| Shirai | scientist | Kobe University | 8/11/2013 |
| Hameda | scientist | KU | 28/3/2013 |
| Takehara | scientist | Tokyo Women’s University | 26/2/2016 |
| Osaka | science communicator | CDB, Kobe | 27/01/2016 |
Chapter 7
| Pseudonyms | Background | Place | Date |
| Van Kindel | representative of the IOMD | Telephone conversation | 16/2/2015 |
| Brown | UK SCI HO | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| Ghandi | MD HO rep, India | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| Harrison | HOs for SCI, USA | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| Sahn | HO SCI, South Korea | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| Shimizu | HO SCI, Japan | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| Sato | Expert MD, Japan | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| Azariah | HO SCI, India | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| Olivetti | HO MD, Europe | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| Li | HO MD, PRC | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
| O’Hara | HO MD, UK | Brighton Workshop | 18–19/5/2015 |
Chapter 8
| Pseudonyms | Background | Place | Date |
| Kumar | scientist, entrepreneur | ZCRM (NCRM) Tokyo | 5/8/2008 |
| Dr Wilipana | scientist | CU, Bangkok, Thailand | 25/6/2014 |
| Takehara | scientist | Tokyo Women’s University | 27/11/2013 |
| Hashigawa | scientist, medical researcher | Translational researcher in charge, Kobe | 1/11/2013 |
| Baker | scientist, entrepreneur | Kawasaki | 23/2/2016 |
| Wattanapanit | scientist | CU, Bangkok, Thailand | 27/6/2014 |
| Sonoda | scientist | KU, Japan Department of pharmaco-epidemiology, GSMPH | 5/11/2013 |
| Takeuchi | scientist | KU, Japan | 5/2/2016 |
| Sato | scientist | Science Communication, Osaka University | 2/2/2016 |
| Umeda | scientist, regulator | Tokyo, Children’s Hospital | 27/2/2016 |
| Hashigawa | scientist, medical researcher | Translational researcher in charge, Kobe | 4/3/2016 |