Progenics Cord Blood Cryobank
Progenics is the only Canadian cord blood bank in Ontario with local processing and storage, dedicated to upholding the highest standards in stem cell collection and cryopreservation. They focus on advanced cryopreservation services that offer hope and healing by preserving stem cells for treating over 80 diseases, with a commitment to quality and international accreditation standards. Their mission is to provide high-quality processing and long-term cryopreservation of stem cells for clinical use, ensuring safety, security, and efficacy.
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Progenics Cord Blood Cryobank
Services
End-to-end service to enroll, collect at birth, process, cryopreserve and store umbilical cord blood for future clinical use.
Collection, processing and cryopreservation of cord tissue segments to preserve mesenchymal stem cells for potential regenerative-medicine applications.
Processing of collected samples using an internally developed modified double-extraction technique, with documented cell recovery reporting and quality controls.
Supply of sterile collection kits and written instructions for healthcare providers to enable aseptic collection of cord blood and cord tissue at delivery.
Designated courier pickup and management of secure transport for collected samples from delivery sites to the processing laboratory, including broad hospital coverage.
Coordination of required maternal blood screening and infectious-disease testing through external diagnostic laboratories as part of eligibility and processing workflow.
End-to-end service to enroll, collect at birth, process, cryopreserve and store umbilical cord blood for future clinical use.
Collection, processing and cryopreservation of cord tissue segments to preserve mesenchymal stem cells for potential regenerative-medicine applications.
Processing of collected samples using an internally developed modified double-extraction technique, with documented cell recovery reporting and quality controls.
Supply of sterile collection kits and written instructions for healthcare providers to enable aseptic collection of cord blood and cord tissue at delivery.
Designated courier pickup and management of secure transport for collected samples from delivery sites to the processing laboratory, including broad hospital coverage.
Coordination of required maternal blood screening and infectious-disease testing through external diagnostic laboratories as part of eligibility and processing workflow.
Expertise Areas
- Stem cell banking (cord blood)
- Cord tissue and Wharton's Jelly MSC preservation
- Cryopreservation and long-term sample storage
- Clinical transplant logistics and sample shipment
Key Technologies
- Cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen freezers
- Modified double stem-cell extraction methods
- Cord blood stem cell processing and TNC recovery
- Cord tissue (UC-MSC) isolation and preservation