Bank Info

By Cord Blood Advisor • June 28th, 2007

Viacord
INTERNET: www.viacord.com
PHONE: 866-668-4895
OFFICE: Cambridge, MA
STORAGE: Hebron, KY, outside Cincinnati, OH.
Accreditation: AABB, NJ, NY
COMMENT: Viacord is one of the original private Cord Blood banks; they have become a subsidiary of Viacell Inc., a biotech company whose Stem Cell research has entered human trials. On Friday 21Jan2005, Viacell went public on Nasdaq:VIAC.
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University of Iowa’s Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank
DESCRIPTION: The University of Iowa has started (April 2004) a program to collect Cord Blood donations specifically for disease research, not transplants. Parents are told that the donations go to research.

COLLECTS FOR: Research only
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET: www.uiowa.edu
PHONE: 319-353-3747
STORAGE: Iowa City, IA
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University of Colorado Cord Blood Bank
DESCRIPTION: This bank is a Participating Member of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Cord Blood bank network.

COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET: www.coloradocord.org
PHONE: (303) 724-1306
STORAGE: Aurora, CO
TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES:
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University of Arizona Cord Blood Bank
DESCRIPTION: The University of Arizona has been collecting Cord Blood donations since the 1990’s to supply research programs in the laboratory of Dr. David T. Harris. Dr. Harris is a Prof. of Immunobiology at the U. of AZ, and is also one of the founders and Chief Medical Officer [...]

Texas Cord Blood Bank at South Texas Blood and Tissue Center
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET: www.bloodntissue.org/texascordbloodbank.asp
PHONE: (800) 292-5534 (Option
STORAGE: San Antonio, Texas
TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: NMDP
DESCRIPTION: This bank is a Participating Member of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Cord Blood bank network. This bank is accredited by the AABB.
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StemCyte

 
DESCRIPTION: This bank is a Participating Member of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Cord Blood bank network. StemCyte is accredited under the international FACT/Netcord standards as well as other standards. StemCyte is the most active bank in the NMDP public network, with a transplant history of providing over 600 Cord Blood units [...]

St. Louis Cord Blood Bank
DESCRIPTION: This bank participates in the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Cord Blood bank network. St. Louis Cord Blood Bank accepts cord blood donations from hospitals within a 150 mile radius. Their list of participating hospitals encompasses about 30 hospitals.

COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET: www.slcbb.org
PHONE: (888) 453-2673
STORAGE: St. Louis, MO
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Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute
 
DESCRIPTION: The Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program provides FREE Cord Blood banking to families that may need a transplant for a full sibling in the future. The Sibling Donor program only covers free cord blood banking; it does not cover the cost of [...]

Saneron CCEL
DESCRIPTION: Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology R&D company focused on neurological cell therapy. The private Cord Blood bank Cryo-Cell International owns 43.2% of Saneron CCEL. Saneron CCEL has a research partnership (announced Dec 2004) with the University of South Florida to develop treatments for spinal cord injury using donated Cord [...]

Puget Sound Blood Center
DESCRIPTION: This bank participates in the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Cord Blood bank network.

COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET: www.psbc.org/cordblood
PHONE: (206) 292-1896
STORAGE: Seattle, WA
TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

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