Cord Blood Registry

Cord Blood Registry
Private
Founded 1992
Founder Tom Moore and Wendy Grant
Headquarters San Bruno, California 94066, United States
Key people
Geoff Crouse, President & CEO
Services Cord blood stem cells preservation and research
Website www.cordblood.com

Cord Blood Registry is a biotechnology company headquartered in San Bruno, California, founded in 1992 by father and daughter Tom Moore and Wendy Grant.[1]

CBR offers the collection, processing, and long-term cryopreservation of stem cells contained in the umbilical cord blood of newborns, as well as storage of a section of the umbilical cord.[2]

Moore and Grant established the CBR laboratory with David T. Harris, professor of microbiology and immunology. The project began as a pilot partially sponsored by the American Cancer Society at the University of Arizona.[3]

Cord blood is a rich source of stem cells, which have been used in the treatment of over 80 diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma and anemia.[4] CBR processed cord blood has been used in clinical trials investigating conditions including: autism, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, pediatric stroke, and traumatic brain injury.[5]

References

  1. "Smart Science. Healthy Families.". cordblood.com. Cord Blood Registry. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. "Cord Blood Registry". cordblood.com. Cord Blood Registry. Retrieved 9 Feb 2014.
  3. Pangburn, Joe. "Cord Blood Registry: storing the gift of second life". www.insidetucsonbusiness.com. Inside Tucson Business. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. "Cord Blood QA". nationalcordbloodprogram.org. New York Blood Center's National Cord Blood Program (NCBP). Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  5. "CBR Clinical Trials and Stem Cell Research". cordblood.com. CBR Systems, Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2014.