BioCells is headquartered in Argentina, with affiliates under development in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Panama and Puerto Rico. The company is the second largest stem cell storage company in Argentina, and is considered to be profitable, with annual revenues of $1.2 million in 2009 according to a press release regarding the acquisition. The company also has 12 locations throughout Argentina, plus a recent expansion into Uruguay and Paraguay.

On April 19, 2010, Cord Blood America announced that a letter of intent had been signed by both companies for Cord Blood America to purchase controlling interest in BioCells.

“We are very confident that this acquisition will close by the end of August,” said Matthew Schissler, Cord Blood America co-founder and CEO. “Having controlling interest in BioCells will significantly boost our bottom line by one to one and a half million dollars annually. It’s a historic day when CBAI can add a profitable entity to its family of companies. It is our goal to build Cord Blood America into the world’s premier stem cell storage company, with current transactions being completed in Germany, as a foundation for all of Europe, and in China.”

The acquisition is expected to be closed no later than August 31, 2010.

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Their services include the processing and banking of umbilical cord blood, bone marrow and adipose tissue derived stem cells. They will also offer genetic counseling, bone marrow match testing and a registry that will be available to the public and medical community.

Here is the contact info for Celebration Stem Cell Centre.

“Because of the overwhelmingly positive response to CBAI’s initial announcement, we pushed the last two weeks to launch early. It wouldn’t be fair for a parent to miss out on the program because of simple lag time. We have been able to button up all the details on the plan, which we believe will allow more people to take advantage of this important medical insurance policy,” said Matthew Schissler, Cord Blood America co-founder and CEO.

“We are in discussions to open a temporary facility in 2010 so we can begin the storage process in an AXM Pharma facility in Shenyang, China,” Matthew Schissler, Cord Blood America co-founder and CEO, said. “This would mean we would receive revenues from China faster than the 2011 date previously projected.”

Today, Insception and the Toronto Cord Blood Program banks over 32 000 samples of cord blood. With the largest number of banked cord blood units in Canada, Insception is easily one of the most experienced and established cord blood programs.

Successful transplants are an accurate measure of a cord blood bank’s quality, and Insception demonstrates excellence in its field as the company has released several cord blood units for transplant. Over the years, 10 children have received cord blood transplants to treat a myriad of diseases, including Retinoblastoma, Leukemia and Fanconi Anemia. 7 units have also been released for use in cellular therapy clinical trials for Type 1 diabetes and Cerebral Palsy.

The cord blood program also exhibits an unprecedented focus on the customer experience. With the Wings of Hope: Medical Need Program, Insception offers support to families that present a high likelihood of requiring a stem cell transplant. As part of the program, Insception will waive the initial banking fee, giving low-income families otherwise unobtainable access to the valuable ‘insurance policy’ that cord blood banking provides.

Insception also offers one of the only payment plans available in the Biosciences industry. With the Peace of Mind Plan, expecting parents can make the banking process far more affordable than they ever thought possible. They are guaranteed storage for 18 years, without having to pay any upfront fees. With monthly payments of $75, Insception makes cord blood banking an attainable prospect for families with varying budgetary restrictions.

The company continues to expand, as Insception welcomes cord blood units from each and every hospital in Canada. The company has recently launched a new office in Alberta and hopes to expand even further in the future.

There has been mounting research showing that there are a lot of viable stem cells in the placenta and they can be safely extracted for transplantation. The stem cells can be used to cure chronic blood-related disorders such as sickle cell disease, thalassemia and leukemia, to name just a few.

It will be the first cord blood bank facility in India which shall be used both for public and family donor purposes, an official statement said.

The stem cell bank is a tri-partite venture between StemCyte India Therapeutics, Apollo and Indravadan Modi led Cadilla Pharma, it said.

“The company plans to build an inventory of 25,000 ethnically diverse units here to help treat critically ill patients in India and abroad and we will also facilitate stem cell transplantation through Apollo,” President StemCyte Therapeutics Tushar Dalal said.

AssureImmune
Web: www.AssureImmune.com
PHONE: 1-888-3immune (888-346-6863)
OFFICE: Boca Raton, FL

CordBancUSA
Web: www.CordBancUSA.com
PHONE: 1-888-273-7770
OFFICE: Monterey, CA

Cord Blood America
Web: www.cordblood-america.com
PHONE: 888-326-7235 (888-3-CORCELL)
OFFICE: Las Vegas, NV and Philadelphia, PA

Cord Blood Registry
Web: www.cordblood.com
PHONE: 888-CORDBLOOD
OFFICE: San Bruno, CA
STORAGE: Tucson, AZ
ACCREDITATION: AABB, CA, MD, NJ, NY

Cryobanks International
Web: www.cryo-intl.com
PHONE: 800-869-8608 or 407-834-8333
OFFICE: Altamonte Springs, FL; near Orlando

Cryo-Cell International
web: www.cryo-cell.com
PHONE: 800-STOR-CELL
OFFICE: Oldsmar FL, near Tampa

DomaniCell
Web: www.domanicell.com
PHONE: 201-883-5308
OFFICE: Hackensack, NJ

Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program
Web: www.communitybloodservices.org/cb_ekucbp.php
PHONE: 1-866-SAVCORD
OFFICE: Allendale, NJ

FamilyCord
Web: www.familycord.com
PHONE: 800-490-CORD (2673)
OFFICE: Los Angeles, CA

Genesis Bank
Web: www.thegenesisbank.com
PHONE: 800-804-6703
OFFICE: General BioTechnology, Indianapolis, IN

HemaStem Therapeutics
web: www.hemastem.com
PHONE: 800-203-7349; or Email info@hemastem.com
OFFICE: Main office located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

LifebankUSA
Web: www.lifebankusa.com
PHONE: 877-LIFEBANK
OFFICE: Cedar Knolls, NJ

LifeLine Cryogenics
Web: www.lifelinecryogenics.com
PHONE: 1-866-967-CRYO
OFFICE: Stamford, CT

LifeSource Cryobank LLC
Web: www.LifeSourceCryobank.com
PHONE: 866-400-7333 or 985-867-8902
OFFICE: Covington, LA

MAZE Labs
Web: www.MAZEcordblood.com
PHONE: 914-683-0000
OFFICE: Westchester, NY
STORAGE: Storage facility in Purchase, NY.

NeoCells
Web: www.neocells.com
PHONE: 888-50-CELLS
OFFICE: Palm Harbor, FL
STORAGE: Reproductive Genetics Institute, Chicago, IL

New England Cord Blood Bank
Web: www.cordbloodbank.com
PHONE: 888-700-CORD
OFFICE: Boston, MA

PacifiCord
Web: www.PacifiCord.com
PHONE: 1-888-379-CORD (2673)
OFFICE: Irvine, CA
STORAGE: Irvine, CA

Regenerative Medicine Institute (RMI)
Web: www.rmilabs.com
PHONE: 877-844-7379
OFFICE: SIRM offices in Las Vegas, Nevada

Safetycord, Inc.
Web: www.safetycord.com
PHONE: +1 305 432 2673
OFFICE: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Securacell
Web: www.securacell.com
PHONE: 866-836-CELL
OFFICE: Canton, OH

StemCyte
Web: www.StemCyteFamily.com
PHONE: 866-389-4659
OFFICE: StemCyte, Covina, CA

Stork Medical
Web: www.stork.md
PHONE: 866-65-STORK
OFFICE: Columbus, GA

Utah Cord Bank
Web: www.utahcordbank.com
PHONE: 877-UCB-STEM (1-877-822-7836)
OFFICE: Sandy, Utah

ViaCord
web: www.viacord.com
PHONE: 866-668-4895
OFFICE: Cambridge, MA

Xytex Cord Blood Bank
Web: www.xytexcordblood.com
PHONE: 800-277-3210 or Email tissues@xytex.com
OFFICE: Augusta, GA

“We’re looking at India and China as two big markets in terms of our stem cell business in the Asia Pacific region – keeping in mind the huge birth rate in these two countries,”  Steven Fang announced and told IANS on Wednesday during a press conference.  Steven Fang is CordLife group’s chief executive.

“We’re presently in talks with a large number of big government and private hospitals across India to tie up with them for stem cell therapy treatment.”

He mentioned that the company was growing at a rate of 70 percent in terms of its actual client base, and also registered 30 percent growth in its net profit last year.

“Once this stem cell therapy gets commercialized in this country, we’re sure there would be more growth in this particular healthcare sector,” says Fang.

CordLife operates Asia’s largest network of strictly private cord blood banks with full processing and specialized storage facilities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and India.  It has a strong presence throughout the Asia Pacific region as a whole.

The company set up its first storage facility in Kolkata early this year and they have a present capacity of storing about 40k cord blood units with a potential to store as many as 150k cord blood units.

“The total size of India’s stem cell preservation market is about 15,000 units per annum and it’s growing at a rapid pace.  The growth rate has been approximately 42-50 percent per year,” said CordLife managing director Meghnath Roy Chowdhury.

Cord blood has become a very common source of stem cells to be used for transplants.  Permanent cures are possible for some diseases using stem cell therapies.

According to doctors, stem cell therapy can be used for treating various diseases such as heart ailments, diabetes, skin trauma,  and certain cancers like leukemia and breast cancer, and blood disorders like thalassemia major.

Umbilical cord blood, which is also called “placental blood”, is the blood remaining in the umbilical cord and placenta following a childbirth and after the cord is cut. Cord blood is usually discarded with the placenta and umbilical cord. 

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

Bonfils Cord Blood Services Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET: www.bonfils.org
PHONE:
STORAGE: Denver, CO

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

Brady Kohn Foundation
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants or a family bank
COLLECTS FROM: Christiana Hospital in Delaware
INTERNET: theBradyKohnFoundation.org
PHONE: 302-765-2875
STORAGE: New Jersey Cord Blood Bank in Paramus, NJ.

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: NMDP

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Cord Blood Donation Program
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston
INTERNET:
www.brighamandwomens.org/womenshealth/corddonor/
PHONE: 800-875-3324
STORAGE: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Carolinas Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: Several hospitals in North Carolina
INTERNET: www.cancer.duke.edu/ccbb
PHONE: (919) 668-1116
STORAGE: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

Children’s Hospital of Orange County Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: St. Joseph Hospital in Orange County, CA.
INTERNET: www.choc.org/services
PHONE: (714) 516-4335
STORAGE: Orange, CA

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

CORD:USE
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants & Research
COLLECTS FROM: Florida, Michigan, and North Carolina
INTERNET: www.corduse.com
PHONE: 407-667-4844
OFFICE: Lake Mary, Florida
STORAGE: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

Cryobanks International, Inc.
COLLECTS FOR: Research & Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: ANYWHERE!
INTERNET: www.cryo-intl.com/enroll/donating
PHONE: 800-869-8608
STORAGE: Altamonte Springs, FL

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: NMDP, BMDW, CRIR

Dan Berger Cord Blood Program
at Magee-Womens Hospital of Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants, Research, family banks
COLLECTS FROM: 7 hospitals in Pennsylvania
INTERNET: DanBergerCordBlood.com or this link at UPMC
PHONE: 412-209-7479 or 412-327-6025
STORAGE: ITxM in Chicago, Illinois

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: NMDP

Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program at Community Blood Services
This program is now listed under New Jersey Cord Blood Bank.

FamilyCord
COLLECTS FOR: Family
COLLECTS FROM: Anywhere, but for a fee
INTERNET: www.familycord.com
PHONE: 800-490-CORD (2673)
STORAGE: Los Angeles, CA

Gift of Life
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: Brooklyn, NY
INTERNET: www.giftoflife.org or www.jcord.org
PHONE: 1-800-9MARROW
STORAGE: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, CRIR, NMDP

Hawaii Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: Hospitals on the Island of Oahu
INTERNET: www.hcbb.org
PHONE: 808-983-BANK or Email info@hcbb.org
STORAGE: Seattle, WA

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

Indiana Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants and Research
COLLECTS FROM: Clarian Health Network (Transplants), other Indiana Hospitals (Research only at this time)
INTERNET: www.midwestcordbloodbank.org
PHONE: 800-804-6703
STORAGE: General BioTechnology, Indianapolis, IN

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW

Ireland Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland Umbilical Cord Blood Program
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET:
PHONE: (216) 844-4723
STORAGE: Cleveland, OH

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW

ITxM: The Institute For Transfusion Medicine Cord Blood Services
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: 36 hospitals in Illinois and 4 in Pennsylvania
INTERNET: www.givcord.org
PHONE: 877-448-2673
STORAGE: Glenview, IL

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

J.P. McCarthy Cord Stem Cell Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: 5 hospitals near Detroit
INTERNET: www.karmanos.org/cordblood
PHONE: 800-KARMANOS
STORAGE: Detroit, MI

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

Kehila Cord
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: Brooklyn, NY
INTERNET: [no website]
PHONE: 718-384-2332
STORAGE: Community Blood Services, Allendale, NJ

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

LifebankUSA
COLLECTS FOR: Research & Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: ANYWHERE!
INTERNET: www.lifebankusa.com
PHONE: 1-877-LIFEBANKUSA (1-877-543-3226)
STORAGE: Cedar Knolls, NJ

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: CRIR

LifeCord
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: Selected hospitals in north Florida and south Alabama
INTERNET: www.lifesouth.org –> click on the “Donate” button, then “Types of Donations”, etc.
PHONE: 888-795-2707 or 352-224-1737
STORAGE: Shands Hospital at Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

M. D. Anderson Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: Selected hospitals in Houston, Texas
INTERNET: www2.mdanderson.org/app/cbb/
PHONE: 1-800-392-1611, Option #1
STORAGE: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW

Michigan Community Blood Centers Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: 15 hospitals throughout Michigan
INTERNET: www.miblood.org/giving_blood/cordblood.html
PHONE: 1-866-642-5663 (ie: 866-MIBLOOD, option #2) or 616-233-8604
STORAGE: Grand Rapids, MI

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, CRIR

New Jersey Cord Blood Bank (NJCBB)
at Community Blood Services
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: 25 hospitals in New Jersey, 16 hospitals in New York, 1 hospital in Delaware.
INTERNET: www.communitybloodservices.org/cordblood.php
PHONE: 866-SAVCORD
STORAGE: Allendale, NJ

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

NY Blood Center
National Cord Blood Program
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: 3 hospitals in New York, 1 each in Virginia & Ohio
INTERNET: www.NationalCordBloodProgram.org
PHONE: 866-767-NCBP (6227)
STORAGE: New York City, NY

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW

Oregon Cord Blood Donation Program
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: OHSU Hospital in Portland
INTERNET: www.ohsu.edu/health/cordblood
PHONE: 503-494-6122 or cord@ohsu.edu
STORAGE: Seattle, WA

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: NMDP

Puget Sound Blood Center
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: Puget Sound area
INTERNET: www.psbc.org/cordblood or Email cordblood@psbc.org
PHONE: 206-292-1896
STORAGE: Seattle, WA

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

Rhode Island Blood Center
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: 25 hospitals in New Jersey, 16 hospitals in New York, 1 hospital in Delaware.
INTERNET:
PHONE: 866-SAVCORD
STORAGE: Community Blood Services Allendale, NJ

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: NMDP

SaneronCCEL
COLLECTS FOR: Research only
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET: www.saneron-ccel.com
PHONE: 813-977-7664
STORAGE: Tampa, FL

Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants for Siblings
COLLECTS FROM: anywhere in the USA
INTERNET: see the federal Related Donor Cord Blood Program
PHONE: 510-450-7605
STORAGE: Oakland, CA

St. Louis Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM:
INTERNET: www.slcbb.org
PHONE: 888-453-2673 or 314-268-2787
STORAGE: St. Louis, MO

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP

StemCyte
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants & Research
COLLECTS FROM: California, Georgia, Michigan, Utah, and Taiwan
INTERNET: www.stemcyte.com
PHONE: 866-STEMCYTE
STORAGE: Covina, CA

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES: BMDW, NMDP, CRIR

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

University of Arizona Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Research only
COLLECTS FROM: University of Arizona Medical Center
INTERNET: No Website
PHONE: 520-626-5125
STORAGE: Tucson, AZ

University of Colorado Cord Blood Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Transplants
COLLECTS FROM: 3 hospitals in Fort Collins and Denver
INTERNET: www.coloradocord.org
PHONE: (303) 724-1306
STORAGE: Aurora, CO

TRANSPLANT REGISTRIES:

University of Iowa’s Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank
COLLECTS FOR: Research only
COLLECTS FROM: University of Iowa birthing center
INTERNET: www.medicine.uiowa.edu/Programs/CordBlood/
PHONE: 319-356-7875 or Email cord-blood@uiowa.edu
STORAGE: Iowa City, IA