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    Smart Cells
    CryoLife
    HealthBaby
    CordLife

    Year established

    2000

    1996

    2006

    2001

    Headquarter

    United Kingdom

    Hong Kong

    Singapore

    International Group

    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 Company

    Listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange

    Subsidiary of a Singapore Exchange Main Board listed company

    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

    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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