Cord Blood Center Group (CBC) is one of the most important companies in Europe providing placental blood collection, processing and storage services, both in private and in public sector. With 4 own laboratories and 8 storage places in Europe, with 19 released and successfully transplanted cord blood units to this date, and, most importantly, having gained the trust of more than 100.000 families, we can proudly say that we are well on our way to fulfill our mission: to give the opportunity to everyone to make a choice that can save a life!
2. Dear future parents,
please take a few minutes to think about
this once in a lifetime opportunity to
preserve precious stem cells from the
umbilical cord blood for your baby.
Collecting your baby´s cord blood is
painless, represents no risk to the mother
or the baby and takes no time at all.
In this brochure you will learn, what
is really important about collecting
and processing your baby´s cord blood
and what you should request from
the company you choose.
The future well being of our
beloved is the most important
thing in the world.
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3. Not all cord blood companies are the same.
Find out how to choose the right stem cell bank:
1. Make sure that the company you choose
is a stem cell bank as well - they own
laboratories & storage facilities. Many
companies are only dealers and another
company that you don´t know is storing
stem cells for them.
2. Ask about experience (how many clients
does the bank have, how long has the
company been operating in the market).
3. Ask about how many of their cord blood
grafts were already accepted and used for
treatment.
4. Make sure that the processing method is
ensuring the storage of the most possible
amount of precious stem cells for your
baby´s future (whole blood vs. volume
reduction method).
5. Make sure that your bank guarantees storage
for unlimited period. The storage time is
limited in many companies.
We at Cord Blood Center Group can guarantee
fulfilment all of the above mentioned statements.
Find out more about the advantages we offer to
you compared to other stem cells banks.
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4. 1. BLOOD
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Our aim is to provide the best chance for
successful cord blood transplantation if it
is ever needed. To achieve this, we focus
on the most important feature - cord blood
volume and related number of stem cells.
Because more cells mean more life.
Our specialists are cooperating with your
doctor to ensure the best quality of your
collection. We at Cord Blood Center are
continually improving collection techniques
in order to guarantee the biggest possible
volume collected.
Based on our expertise we can offer you
an unique cord blood collection technique
- the collection from placenta called
Premium collection1. This technique enables
to collect up to twice as much cord blood
compared to other companies.
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5. 2. CELLS
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CBC Group store 99,9%
Cord blood processing is a very important of collected stem cells2
part of the whole process of saving your 100,00%
baby´s stem cells. In our laboratory, we
have improved a one of a kind scientific
processing method. This method is securing
99,9%2 of all precious cells from collected 80,00%
blood. Methods based on volume reduction 58%
used by other companies can result into 99,9% –
86%
a loss of up to 42%2 of your baby´s cells. 60,00%
Present stem cells represent the most
important substance of cord blood which
can save lives.
40,00%
We strongly believe that our processing
method is of much greater present and
future therapeutic value compared to the 20,00%
irreversible method of volume reduction
and extraction of stem cells used by other
banks.
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CBC Other
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6. 3. LIFE
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Cooperation with international transplant life saving transplantations.
centers is a proof of high quality cord blood It was our bank which in the 2004 provided cord
and acknowledgment for every cord blood bank. blood graft for the very first autologous cord blood
More than 10 transplant centers worldwide transplantation in Europe for our young client.
already trusted our cord blood grafts and used The patient, only a four months old boy, was
them for their patients for autologous and suffering from a malignant brain tumor. In order
allogenic transplantations (see table below). to save his life, the transplantation was the right
This makes Cord Blood Center Group the decision. He is now a healthy and strong young
European leader in cord blood release for standard man with big future expectations.
Year Diagnosis CB Origin Pacient Country of Treatment
1 2011 Cerebral Palsy Autologous Child USA
2 2011 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Voluntary Donor Child USA
3 2011 Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Preleukemia Syndrome) Voluntary Donor Adult France
4 2011 Pearson Syndrome Voluntary Donor Baby Hungary
5 2011 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Voluntary Donor Adult USA
6 2010 Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Voluntary Donor Adult Italy
7 2010 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Voluntary Donor Teenager USA
8 2010 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Voluntary Donor Adult USA
9 2010 Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Voluntary Donor Baby Czech Republic
10 2009 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Voluntary Donor Adult USA
11 2009 Myelodysplastic Syndrome Voluntary Donor Adult USA
12 2009 Myelodysplastic Syndrome Voluntary Donor Adult USA
13 2009 Aplastic Anemia Sibling Child Slovak Republic
14 2004 Medulloblastoma Autologous Baby Slovak Republic
15 2003 Adrenoleucodystrofy Sibling Child Slovak Republic
16 2001 Blackfan-Diamond Anemia Sibling Child Slovak Republic
17 2000 Blackfan-Diamond Anemia Sibling Child Slovak Republic
18 1999 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Sibling Child Slovak Republic
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7. 4. HOPE
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Cord blood is a very precious substance.
If you, for any reason, will decide not to
keep this life saving substance for your baby,
please donate it for the use of other people.
CBC Group is the only private blood bank
in Europe, which operates and finances
a public bank of donated cord blood.
Our public banking program linked to the
international BMDW* network is providing
cord blood to patients all over the world.
DONATE BLOOD and give MORE HOPE to
patients who are dependent on your help.
Especially older people had no possibility
to save their own cord blood in the past.
* Our public bank is a member of international association
of donor registers BMDW.
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8. 5. TRUST
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Average TNC amount3 Cord Blood Center Group is the second
200
biggest private cord blood bank in the
EU with over 95.000 families trusting our
service.
With 15 years of experiences we are one
of the oldest banks in Europe. To become
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a leader means many years of hard work,
research and process optimization.
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Our approach and commitment was
recognized by BMDW - the international
association of donor banks and registries.
100 The quality of our cord blood grafts was
evaluated as the best worldwide with
Poland, POLTransplant
Czech Republic, CSCR
the highest number of cells3.
Slovakia (2009)
Slovakia (2010)
Israel, SMCCBR
Belgium, BCBR
USA, CCBC
Sweden
France
China
Italy
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9. 6. MONEY
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It is our mission to create a world
where every baby has its own cord
blood stored for the future. Cord blood
collection should be as common as
ultrasound screening of your unborn
child. We believe that it can save your
baby’s life in the future.
That is why Cord Blood Center Group
plays the leading role in the price
accessibility and in the quality of provided
services.
Thanks to our longtime experience,
we can offer an exclusive product for
a special convenient price. This makes
it easier for parents to decide in favour
of cord blood preservation.
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