Company overview

Cells4Life is the first private company to offer a stem cell storage and collection service here in the UK. Based in Sussex the company has a dedicated facility providing secure and confidential umbilical cord blood stem cell storage. The company was founded and is managed by UK trained doctor Jeff Drew.

Cells4life was formed as a company in 2002. The directors of the company were aware of the potential benefits of umbilical cord blood stem cells but were unable, at the time of their children’s own births, to find a company that offered UK based storage or a company that provided the level of service and support they thought was required for this specialised medical service.

Our philosophy from the outset has been that of information provision and providing an ethical approach to cord blood storage, together with the highest standards of laboratory practice.

“Cells4Life is about giving parents a choice. By making clinical, scientific and evidence-based information available to parents we hope to allow them to make an informed decision about cord blood storage. We are working very hard to set the standards in the testing, processing and assessment of these precious samples. The UK is now one of the leading countries in stem research and development: we want to remain at the clinical forefront of this in order to benefit patients.”