Stem Cell Banking

Stem cell banking or umbilical cord banking is an essential & effective process of collecting, processing & preservation of stem cells from umbilical cord attained at the time of delivery, for the purpose of potential future use for the baby and entire family in therapies and regenerative medicine.

Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Are More Potent

The stem cells that are obtained from umbilical cord blood have high self-renewing & regenerative properties. They are potent in treating over 85 diseases.

The results of cord blood transplants have drastically improved over a decade. The researchers & clinicians have immensely discovered about: dosing cord blood, selecting better matches, and giving better supportive care to the patient during the process of transplant.

Benefits of Stem Cell Preservation

Presently, over 50,000 stem cell transplants are conducted every year. It has become a successful method of treatment across the globe. These stem cells are used in modern day medicine as they are well-capable of developing into blood or tissue cells to replace or repair the affected or damaged parts, thus restoring normal body function hampered by illness, injury, or ageing. They are also capable of protecting the body from within.

What Diseases Could Stem Cells Treat

The rise in awareness about necessary stem cell preservation is because of its possible uses for several kinds of diseases, such as:

Blood Disorders: sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia major, congenital dyserythropoietic anemia & more
Blood Cancers or Tumors: several leukemias, lymphomas: ALL, AML, CLL, CML, and so on
Immune Disorders: SCID, IPEX, HLH, and many more
Metabolic Disorders: MPS- II, MPS- VI, MPS-IH, MPS-III, MPS-IS, MPS-VII, & so on

How to Preserve Stem Cells

Preservation of stem cells is supposed to be booked during the third trimester of pregnancy. Once the enrolment is completed, the pregnant couple receives the sterile collection kit before the due date.

Post-delivery, the collection of cord blood from umbilical cord after it is clamped & cut is a 10 minute procedure. The bank processes the blood, harvests it and preserves it in a cryogenic depository at -196 degrees Celsius. And the cryopreservation certificate is released to the family.

Biocell: Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for Stem Cell Preservation

Biocell® is India's leading Umbilical Cord Blood Bank committed to preserving life-saving stem cells for your family's health needs. Biocell® has provided relief to the expecting parents to be able to safeguard their child and entire family well-in-advance from the probable medical conditions. With Biocell® you receive a comprehensive solution, right from safe collection of cord blood to testing & analysis, then finally a secure banking to ensure that stem cells are well-available for therapeutic treatments whenever required. Biocell®, since its inception in 2009, has expanded in over 25 cities, and has preserved cord blood of over 50,000 families till date. The parents have found Biocell® trustworthy for its quality, round the clock services available across India in over 25 cities.

Biocell® is Certified by: British Standard Institution (BSI) for ISO 13485:2003 (International Organisation for Standardisation) for medical devices. BSI is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and hence the sample is acceptable worldwide, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Clinical Practices (GCP) & Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). Biocell® is Licensed by: Indian Food and Drug Authority (FDA), Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).