Knowledge: umbilical cord stem cell storage
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- health → medicine → medical specialties → hematology → marrow and cord blood registries
- science → biology → biotechnology → stem cells → products and services
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Links
- CBR Systems, Inc.
http://www.cordblood.com/ - Offers stem cell storage for the families of newborns, with details of pricing, FAQ, and video tour of facilities. San Bruno, California.
- Cryo-Cell International
http://www.cryo-cell.com/ - A cryobank for newborn's umbilical cord stem cells. Excellent FAQ. In Clearwater, Florida. This is the American affiliate of Cryo-Cell Europe.
- LifebankUSA
http://www.lifebankusa.com/ - Cryopreservation of stem cells from cord and placenta. Features company details, research news, testimonials, and pricing schedule. Cedar Knolls, New Jersey.
- Viacord
http://www.viacord.com - Enables expectant parents to store their newborn's umbilical cord blood as a potential source of stem cells to help treat cancers and other disorders. In Boston Massachusetts.
- New England Cord Blood Bank
http://www.cordbloodbank.com/ - Umbilical cord blood stem cell processing and storage. Boston, Massachusetts.
- Newborn Blood Banking, Inc.
http://www.newbornblood.com - Umbilical cord blood storage bank in Tampa, Florida. They emphasize the storage of whole blood, not just stem cells.
- Lifebank Cryogenics Corp.
http://www.lifebank.com/ - Umbilical cord blood bank in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- CorCell
http://www.corcell.com/ - Private cord blood storage company that provides expert service in collection, transportation, processing, testing and long storage of cryopreserved umbilical cord blood stem cells.
- CORD
http://www.nycryobank.com/ - A full service cryobank licensed in the State of New York offering cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood, semen banking and male infertility testing.
- Cord Blood Donor Foundation
http://www.cordblooddonor.org/ - Features donation information, mission, diseases treated, and issues.
- Alberta Cord Blood Bank
http://www.acbb.ca - A non-profit organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells for public use. Although located in Edmonton, Alberta, the Bank is national in scope and collects donated waste umbilical cord blood samples from coast to coast in Canada.
- Cryolife Cord Blood Bank
http://www.cryolife.com.hk/ - State-of-the-art facilities for the collection, processing and long-term cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells in Hong Kong.
- Wadsworth Center Blood and Tissue Resources
http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/blood_tissue/cord.htm - New York State Department of Health Guidelines for collection, processing and storage of cord blood stem cells.
- Cord blood: Preserving a lifeline
http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/19980519bcord1.asp - Collection and storage of newborns' umbilical cord blood for treatment against future disease is rising in popularity.
- SecuraCell
http://www.securacell.com/securacell.asp?page=home - Collection and cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells for the potential treatment of various diseases. In Canton, Ohio.
- Cord Blood Bank of Canada
http://www.cordbloodbankofcanada.com - Information on cord blood banking and medical uses of stem cells.
- Alpha Cord Umbilical Cord Blood Network
http://www.alphacord.com - A network of four banks offering umbilical cord blood collection and storage. Storage in Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, and New York.
- Cord Blood Banking
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/pregnancy/cord_blood_banking.html - A pediatricians's discussion on the benefits and risks of donating a baby's umbilical cord blood. From the "Keep Kids Healthy" website.
- Cord Partners
http://www.cordpartners.com - An umbilical cord blood banking company with offices in California and other U.S. states.
- CordBank - New Zealand
http://www.cordbank.co.nz - New Zealand licensed cord blood collection, processing, and storage facility.
- Stem Sciences Cord Blood Bank
http://www.stemsciences.com/en.html - Umbilical Cord Blood Bank in Ontario, Canada.
- Lifeline Cord Blood Bank
http://www.lifeline.com.cy - Umbilical Cord Blood Bank in Cyprus, with offices in Nicosia, Cyprus and London, UK.
- Umbilical Cord Blood Could Replace Bone Marrow Transplants
http://us.cnn.com/HEALTH/9810/20/cord.blood/ - CNN news story.
- Cord Blood FamilyTrust
http://www.cordbloodfamilytrust.com - Private cord blood bank stores lifesaving stem cells from your baby's umbilical cord for your family's future use. A subsidiary of StemCyte, Inc.
- Future Health Technologies Ltd.
http://www.futurehealth.co.uk/ - Umbilical cord blood stem cell bank cryopreserved after baby's birth for therapeutic purposes. In Nottingham, England.
- Cord Blood Banking
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/agesandstages/i/cord_blood_bank.htm - General discussion by Dr. Vincent Ianelli of whether or not you should bank your baby's umbilical cord blood in a private bank.
- AAP: Cord Blook Banking for Future Transplantation Not Recommended
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/archives/julcord.htm - American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against umbilical cord storage.
- South Texas Blood and Tissue Center
http://www.bloodntissue.org/texascordbloodbank.asp - Cord blood collection and storage details.
- Cryo-Save
http://www.cryo-save.com/ - Specializes in the separation and storage of stem cells from the umbilical cord blood. Affiliates in the United Kingdom (Cryo-Care), Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Also connected with CryoCell International in the United States.
- Baby Chord Securacell
http://www.babychord.org/pages/1/index.htm - Private umbilical cord blood banking services for families throughout Canada. In Toronto.
- Cells for Life, Ltd.
http://www.cellsforlife.com/ - Information on umbilical cord blood banking at the Markham Stouffville Health Centre, Markham, Ontario, Canada.
- Puget Sound Blood Center Cord Blood Program
http://www.psbc.org/cordblood/ - The program collects, processes, stores and distributes blood collected from the umbilical cord for patients needing a stem cell transplant.
- A Parent's Guide to Choosing a Private Cord Blood Bank
http://parentsguidecordblood.org/ - Provides a questionnaire for interviewing and evaluating private cord blood banks. Background information on medical pros and cons, laboratory procedures, and a list of storage banks.
- Donate Your Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood
http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Donate_Cord_Blood_Share_Life/ - Detailed information on cord blood donation from the National Marrow Donor Program. Links on this page lead to longer explanations and to an extensive list of cord banks, both NMDP members and others.
- Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program
http://www.communitybloodservices.org/cord_blood_1_program.htm - Cordblood storage services; part of Community Blood Services. In Paramus, New Jersey.
- Umbilical Cord Blood Banking: Insurance Against Future Diseases?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2658_128/ai_60868324 - Researchers are continuing to seek answers to the scientific and ethical questions surrounding this experimental and controversial medical procedure. Article by Holly Wagner of USA Today magazine online.
- M.A.Z.E. Labs, Inc.
http://www.mazecordblood.com/ - Private bank services include collection, transportation, and analysis of umbilical cord blood. Processing includes cryopreservation and long term storage of stem cells. Based in Purchase, New York.
- Healthcord Cryogenics
http://www.healthcord.com - Cord blood bank in Vancouver, B.C., Canada provides information and references on cord blood banking in Canada.
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