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Compare Smart Cells to other private cord blood stem cell storage companies in Hong Kong
| Smart Cells | CryoLife | HealthBaby | CordLife | |
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| Year of establishment | 2000 | 1996 | 2006 | 2001 |
| Headquarter | United Kingdom | Hong Kong | Singapore | |
| International Grorup | member of FamiCord Group which is 1st largest cord blood bank in Europe and 3rd largest cord blood bank in the World | Subsidiary of CordLife | ||
| Listed Conpany | Listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange | Subsidiary of a Singapore Exchange Main Board listed company |
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| Licensed by government | Licensed by Human Tissue Authority (HTA) in the UK | |||
| Number of samples stored in the Group | >1,000,000 units | NA | >400,000 unit | |
| Number of transplants in the group | cord blood: >240 cord tissue: >1,900 | 1 | cord blood: >77 cord tissue: >21 |
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| Location of laboratory | United Kingdom | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |
| Laboratory have licence to process samples for transplants | (Only family bank in Europe, of which the cord tissue and stem cells are used extensively in therapies) | |||
| Free transportation of samples required for transplant worldwide | ||||
| Temperature controlled collection kit | (A patented nano cool kit to maintain, without preconditioning, 2°C- 8°C for over 72 hours) | |||
| Sample storage time | * Within 72 hours from samples collected | Within 48 hours of the kit collected | With 48 hours from the kit collected | |
| Storage fault | NA | NA | In 2023, 7 of CordLife's 22 cord blood unit storage tanks had been found to be exposed to temperatures above the acceptable limit of below -150°C. Ministry of Health's (MOH) in Singapore ceased CordLife's operations for up to 6 months | |
| Any legal back up if company goes out of business | Establishments licensed by the HTA are legally required to ensure that in the event of activities ceasing, any tissues/cells and records are transferred to another HTA licensed establishment and we are compliant with this requirement. | |||
| Sample compensation assurance | Up to HKD400,000 | Up to USD50,000 | Up to SGD30,000 | |
*According to NetCord-FACT 2013, and the guideline of HTA, the recommended time for transportation is 72 hours for the optimal validity.
Information dated on 31 January 2025
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