The past few years have seen major change within the global cord blood banking industry, with new trends emerging, shifts in public perception toward cord blood storage, improving techniques for the use of cord blood in cellular therapy, and more.
The post below discusses important trends in umbilical cord tissue storage and the degree to which these trends are impacting cord blood market participants.
How the Cord Tissue Banking Market Began
The storage of umbilical cord tissue has been a significant trend within the cord blood industry over the past few years. The reason to store both umbilical cord blood and tissue is that they contain different types of stem cells, each with the potential to treat different types of injury or disease. In cord tissue banking, 4-8 cm of the umbilical cord is collected, placed in the tissue collection kit, and transported to a cord blood bank for processing and storage. [Read more…]