Scientifically, whole blood storage is the best way to store a child’s cord blood as it provides more opportunities for use in the future.
Stem cell collection the Cells4Life way
"As a scientist, I wanted Cells4Life to adopt the Gold Standard and that is why we store whole cord blood and cord tissue. We are the only bank in the world to do this. We capture more stem cell types than anyone else; those currently known and even those that may yet be discovered."
Dr Jeff Drew, BSc PhD, Chief Scientific Officer
Cells4Life was founded by doctors to store their own baby's stem cells. We strive to set the industry leading standards for collection, processing and long-term storage of your baby's stem cells. We were the first UK company to store a sample and we store more UK samples than any other private bank.
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To protect you in the event of a disaster, we store your child's cord blood at two geographically separate locations.
We use an experienced, dedicated courier to collect your child's stem cells sample. This gives the reassurance that the company collecting your child's precious cord blood stem cells knows how valuable they are, treating the sample with the utmost care while getting it to us as quickly as possible. Again, this is unique to Cells4Life.
* overseas service may differ from this due to courier constraints and customs.
By storing all the stem cells from the cord blood and those from the cord tissue, your child’s sample will contain all the stem cell groups available. A Cells4Life tissue and whole blood sample will contain Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs), all types of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs), Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells (VSELs), and Unrestricted Somatic Stem Cells (USSCs). No other company in the world captures such a broad and essential range of stem cell types.
We will store your child's cord blood in 3 to 6 separate portions (divided in 2 separate locations) so that should the need arise we can use only a small part, leaving the remaining blood and stem cells undamaged. This might allow testing or assessment of compatibility to be done easily and effectively.
Whole cord blood already contains the extra MSCs (Mesenchymal Stem Cells) that are being offered as a separate service at an additional cost by some of the other UK storage banks. Why pay extra?
We offer 25 years prepaid storage for your child's cord blood at the same cost as other UK companies that only offer 20 years. After the initial 25 years you can choose to renew for a further period.
The viability of your baby's sample declines rapidly with time. The quicker it is cryopreserved, the greater the viability. Our laboratory is open every day of the year, evenings, weekends and bank holidays, even Christmas Day. You cannot determine when you baby will arrive so we are always ready to receive it.
As soon as your sample arrives, we start testing. Upon completion we issue you with a certificate of your child's stem cells' analysis and the results of all our testing, including maternal virus testing. These results are verified and signed by a medical doctor and an HTA Designated Individual. For further information on our testing process please click here.
We keep all of the stem cells and umbilical cord blood just for your baby, nothing is given away. This is because only a limited volume of blood can be collected and at present this is only sufficient to treat a small child with a serious illness. Reducing this sample could put your child’s life at risk.
We regularly update our stem cells information library with scientific peer-reviewed publications. Customers receive newsletters about the company including the latest stem cells research. Please see our News section for the latest research and news.
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