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Banking our daughters cord blood was a priority for usUnfortunately due to cancer in my late 20's life saving treatment made me infertile and I was unable to have children unassisted... I know I would have regretted not having my daughters cord blood collected especially if she became ill later in life.…..Read more >
Samantha Bryant, VIC
Cell Care Joins the Generate Life Sciences Family to Create a Global PlatformCell Care, Australia’s leading cord blood bank, today announced it has been acquired by Generate Life Sciences (Generate). Generate operates Cord Blood Registry (CBR), North America’s largest cord blood bank and one of the world’s preeminent stem cell R&D organisations.
Covid-19 Cord Blood TrialChannel 7 News have reported cord blood-derived cells are being used in a world first clinical trial to treat COVID-19.
Monash University and Monash Health are undertaking the trial for severe COVID-19 patients who are anticipated to improve within 24 hours of cord blood treatment.
COVID-19 and Cellular TherapyThe impact of COVID-19 is being felt worldwide and there is a tremendous amount of research being undertaken to understand this disease, prevent its transmission, and treat those infected. Patients with COVID-19 can present with little to no symptoms, cold or flu like symptoms, or in severe cases, can progress to pneumonia, sometimes leading to death.
COVID-19 UpdateAs the potential consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are felt across many aspects of our lives, we’re reaching out to update our client families. We want to anticipate potential questions regarding the impact of the virus on cord blood collection, storage and therapeutic use.
Have you considered cord blood banking as a gift for your grandchildren?You’ve nurtured and prepared your children to be happy and healthy adults. Now they’re grown up with children of their own arriving, there’s different, long lasting support you can provide.
Cord Blood Expansion Technology May Help Patients With MalignanciesThere have been some exciting developments in a clinical trial investigating expanded cord blood for the treatment of malignancies.
BREAKING NEWS: Placental stem cell research into stroke therapy takes promising step forwardAustralian pre-clinical research has established through trials on mice that systematic administration of placental stem cells, after ischaemic stroke, stimulates significant neuroprotection and facilitates brain recovery and repair.
Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Receive Cord BloodThis collaborative cord blood stem cell research will assist the determination of the safety and feasibility of injections of autologous umbilical cord blood stem cells into the right ventricle of children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome ...
Advances in cord blood expansion technologiesCord blood expansion focuses on the ability to expand the number of cells derived from a cord blood collection. An expanded cord blood unit can further boost utility in both current and future medical uses...
Cell Care joins with Insception Biosciences Inc. to Establish Global PlatformCell Care, Australia’s largest cord blood & tissue bank has announced it has acquired Insception Lifebank, Canada’s largest private cord blood & tissue bank. The combined entity creates one of the world’s top 10 companies in the sector.