We
list the best and most reputed cord blood banks in India for your
consideration.
In
recent years, the concept of cord blood banking and stem cell preservation are
gaining traction in popular parlance. As more and more parents become aware of
the benefits of storing their newborn baby’s cord blood to help in future
treatment, the importance of cord blood repositories has also increased. ‘Stem
cell preservation’ is now a common watchword among conscientious parents
looking to help their children maintain their good health in the future.
Cord
blood banking helps parents make a bid to stave off serious ailments in their
child’s future; cord blood cells are known to cure as many as 80 potentially
fatal disorders. However, it is not enough to merely decide to bank the cord
blood, it must be deposited safely in an excellent facility that has the
technical expertise and equipment to store the banked sample for a period of 21
years.
If you
are on the lookout for a good cord blood bank, we help you with a list of
India’s top 4:
- School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata[1]. This is India’s first Government-run and backed stem cell preservation facility that was inaugurated quite recently. It is a dedicated cord blood banking facility that would provide private and public cord blood banking services. It has been set up as per Government regulations and requirement and is a state-of-the-art centre for cord blood.
- Cordlife, West Bengal. Cordlife India operates more than 50 cord blood centres in India, and has a state-of-the-art laboratory with a storage capacity of 1,50,000 blood units and advanced cryopreservation facilities. The stem cell processing technology incorporates complete automation that is housed within a safe building that has 24/7 surveillance. It is credited with releasing the first stem cell unit for the country’s first mixed stem cell transplant in 2011.
- StemCyte, Gujarat. A joint venture between a premier hospital in the country and a pharma major, StemCyte was set up in 2008 and it collects, processes, tests and stores private and public cord blood units. It is an affiliate of StemCyte USA and it is involved not just in cord blood banking but also in clinical trials involving stem cells and numerous therapeutic applications. It has been a part of over 36 transplants in India since its inception and has 12 centres all over the country.
- Reliance Life Science, Maharashtra[2]. This facility was set up as South Asia’s first public and private cord blood repository, offering family banking services and public withdrawal of units for transplantation. It offers three programmes for cord blood and tissue banking, as well as helping patients looking for units in grafts.
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