Cord blood bank releases
Cells4Life has a proven track record of successfully releasing samples for therapy, including samples processed utilising both our Cells and CellsPlus services.
Clients in over 50 countries…
Experienced cord blood bank
We are one of the longest serving cord blood banks in Europe and the only bank to give your child potential access to multiple treatments through our multiple sample storage option. In 2014, we even became the first cord blood bank to provide umbilical cord tissue for an experimental new treatment, and have released cord blood both for routine transplants and pioneering clinical trials. Your baby’s stem cells could not be in safer or more experienced hands.
Cells4Life Stem Cell Treatments and Clinical Trials
Number |
Year |
Condition |
Treatment centre |
Sample provided |
Recipient |
| #01 | 2012 | Blood disorder | Imperial Trust – United Kingdom | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #02 | 2012 | Cerebral injury * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood – sufficient for two treatments; further cord blood remains in storage with Cells4Life | Donor |
| #03 | 2013 | Leukaemia | Imperial Trust – United Kingdom | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #04 | 2014 | Patient specific therapy * | Guy’s & St. Thomas’ – United Kingdom | Cord tissue | Sibling |
| #05 | 2015 | Acquired brain injury * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood – 5ml released (Transfusion #1) | Donor |
| #06 | 2015 | Acquired brain injury * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood – 5ml released (Transfusion #2) | Donor |
| #07 | 2016 | Acquired brain injury * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood – 5ml released (Transfusion #3) | Donor |
| #08 | 2016 | Perinatal stroke * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Donor |
| #09 | 2017 | Autism * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Donor |
| #10 | 2018 | Cerebral Palsy * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #11 | 2018 | Autism * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Donor |
| #12 | 2018 | Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia | St Mary’s – United Kingdom | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #13 | 2018 | Autism * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Donor |
| #14 | 2021 | Cerebral Palsy * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #15 | 2021 | Cerebral Palsy * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #16 | 2022 | Beta-Thalassemia Major | Medanta Hospital – India | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #17 | 2022 | Dystonic Cerebral Palsy * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #18 | 2023 | Autism * | Nemocnica Malacky (Malacky Hospital), Slovakia | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #19 | 2023 | Autism * | Mardaleishvili Medical Centre, Georgia | Cord blood | Donor |
| #20 | 2023 | Cerebral Palsy * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #21 | 2024 | Cerebral Palsy * | Duke University – North Carolina, United States of America | Cord blood | Sibling |
| #22 | 2025 | Autism * | Mardaleishvili Medical Centre, Georgia | Cord blood | Sibling |
* released for use in a clinical trial
Experienced cord blood bank
We are one of the longest serving cord blood banks in Europe and the only bank to give your child potential access to multiple treatments through our multiple sample storage option. In 2014, we even became the first cord blood bank to provide umbilical cord tissue for an experimental new treatment, and have released cord blood both for routine transplants and pioneering clinical trials. Your baby’s stem cells could not be in safer or more experienced hands.
Cells4Life Stem Cell Treatments and Clinical Trials
| Year | Location | Condition | Sample | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Imperial Trust, UK | Blood disorder | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2012 | Duke University, USA | Cerebral injury * | Cord blood x2 | Donor |
| 2013 | Imperial Trust, UK | Leukaemia | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2014 | Guy’s & St Thomas’, UK | Patient specific therapy * | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2015 | Duke University, USA | Acquired brain injury * | Cord blood | Donor |
| 2016 | Duke University, USA | Acquired brain injury * | Cord blood | Donor |
| 2016 | Duke University, USA | Acquired brain injury * | Cord blood | Donor |
| 2016 | Duke University, USA | Perinatal stroke * | Cord blood | Donor |
| 2017 | Duke University, USA | Autism * | Cord blood | Donor |
| 2018 | Duke University, USA | Cerebral palsy * | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2018 | Duke University, USA | Autism * | Cord blood | Donor |
| 2018 | St Mary’s London, UK | Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2018 | Duke University, USA | Autism * | Cord blood | Donor |
| 2021 | Duke University, USA | Cerebral Palsy * | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2021 | Duke University, USA | Cerebral Palsy * | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2022 | Medanta Hospital, India | Beta-Thalassemia major | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2022 | Duke University, USA | Dystonic Cerebral Palsy * | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2023 | Nemocnica Malacky, Slovakia | Autism * | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2023 | Mardaleishvili Medical Centre, Georgia | Autism * | Cord blood | Donor |
| 2023 | Duke University, USA | Cerebral Palsy * | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2024 | Duke University, USA | Cerebral Palsy * | Cord blood | Sibling |
| 2025 | Mardaleishvili Medical Centre, Georgia | Autism * | Cord blood | Sibling |
* released for use in a clinical trial
Jamie’s story
More than a decade ago, Jamie and her husband decided to store their daughter’s precious cord blood with us. Two years later, they stored again for their baby boy. After he was diagnosed with autism, Cells4Life released the family’s umbilical cord stem cells so they could take part in Duke University’s autism clinical trial.
“The way I saw it, the cost was less than £100 per year over 20 years and may be the equivalent of taking just one less family vacation in that whole time…
“Our little one received his cord blood in the spring of 2018. It’s been just over a year and we followed up the intervention with intensive therapy. …it’s enough to have made a decision we took 10 years ago, totally worth it.”
“Regenerative therapies using cord blood are not just science fiction – they are being developed today in thousands of clinical trials.”
- For clients who choose Multiple Portions, if cell count allows, there is the option to only release the amount of stem cells required – saving the remainder for potential future treatments
- Cells4Life send all samples directly to the treating establishment in a specialist cryogenic shipping device – no additional processing is required
- Cells4Life does not charge any release fee when you request your baby’s sample for treatment
- No charge is made for the shipping of the sample for a recognised condition treated by haematopoietic stem cells
- Cells4Life was the first UK cord blood bank to provide cord tissue for a therapy
Find out more, request your welcome pack today
Find out more, request your welcome pack today
