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LifeCell Becomes India’s Biggest Cord Blood Stem Cell Registry for Unrelated Use

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Achieves landmark milestone within four months of launch of revolutionary banking model

CHENNAI, August 7, 2017 – In spite of being a highly populated country, India has lacked availability of donor cord blood samples and registered bone marrow donors. The number of cord blood units preserved with public banks in India is collectively around 5,000. The probability of finding a matching unit from this small inventory is low, leaving over 70% of Indian patients requiring donor stem cells in the lurch. According to an ICMR study only when the inventory increases to >250,000 would almost every patient find a match. [Read more…]

Cord Blood Banking Dynamics within India? Cesca Therapeutics’ Indian Subsidiary Expands

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The cord blood banking market is an interesting market, as its rate of growth has slowed over the past couple years. When the market is assessed by the number of cord blood units stored, cord tissue units banked, and number of units transplanted, there are regions that are experiencing growth and regions in decline. In particular, cord blood markets are experiencing strong growth within Asia, are relatively flat within North America, and are in decline within Europe. Additionally, cord blood banks within Europe have been some of the most proactive banks to expand into other areas of stem cell storage. [Read more…]

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