Ilyas Singeç, M.D., Ph.D., is chief scientific officer at FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics. He was previously head of stem cell research at NIH/NCATS. In 2021, Singeç and his team at NCATS introduced CEPT, a four-part small-molecule cocktail that can protect induced pluripotent stem cells from stress and improve viability by maintaining normal cell structure and function.