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Cord Blood Banks in the US

AlphaCord Atlanta, GA, United States

AlphaCord acts as a broker for cord blood banks that offers parents a choice between multiple labs. Cord blood banks in the AlphaCord network guarantee discount prices to clients banking through AlphaCord. Member banks are located across the US. Some of the banks in the network are public banks that do not offer family storage except through AlphaCord.

Americord Registry New York City, NY, United States

Americord Registry is the only family cord blood bank headquartered in New York City. When considering fees over 20 years, Americord is the least expensive cord blood bank that is accredited by the AABB. Americord is pioneering new cell harvest techniques, called CordAdvantage, that will increase the number of stem cells available from each birth.

AssureImmune Boca Raton, FL, United States

AssureImmune markets the storage of "adult" stem cells, either from the peripheral blood of adults or from the cord blood of newborns.



Celebration Gilbert, AZ, United States

The Celebration Stem Cell Centre (CSCC) began operations in Gilbert, a suburb of Phoenix AZ, in December, 2010. The bank provides both family storage and public donation of cord blood. CSCC is affiliated with Translational Research Institute (TRI) that will support projects using cord blood donations for stem cell therapy research.

CorCell Las Vegas, NV, United States

CorCell is the USA brand of the cord blood conglomerate Cord Blood America (Nasdaq OTCBB:CBAI).

Cord Blood Registry San Bruno, CA, United States

CBR was the world's first family cord blood bank, started in 1992. CBR today is the world's largest cord blood bank, either private or public, with an inventory over 350,000. CBR is the only large cord blood bank that continues to be privately owned by the original founders.

Cord Blood Solutions Suwanee, GA, United States

Cord Blood Solutions LLC was founded by Founded by Dr. Alan Einstein, an Internal Medicine/Critical Care physician in Atlanta. They use the lab of the NMDP bank Community Blood Services.

CORD:USE Orlando, FL, United States

CORD:USE is a for-profit cord blood bank founded by leading doctors in cord blood transplantation. They offer both public donation and family storage. Public donations collected by CORD:USE are sent to the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank, a FACT-accredited program under the direction of Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg. CORD:USE has their own laboratory in Florida for family storage.

Cryo-Cell Oldsmar, FL, United States

Cryo-Cell International is one of the oldest private cord blood banks and has been a publicly traded company since 1991: Nasdaq OTCBB symbol CCEL. Cryo-Cell also offers banking of menstrual blood via Célle and reproductive tissue storage via Cryology.

Family Link Louisville, KY, United States

Family Link is a program of Norton Healthcare, a not-for-profit organization which operates dozens of hospitals throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The cord blood banking program only accepts clients within a 4 hour driving distance of metro Louisville. Their lab is based at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

FamilyCord Los Angeles, CA, United States

FamilyCord is a subsidiary of California Cryobank, one of the nation's leading sperm banks and a provider of cryogenic services for 30 years.

GeneCell Miami, FL, United States

GeneCell International is a US subsidiary of the first cord blood bank established in Venezuela, and brings the same high quality services to their USA lab in Miami.

Genesis Bank Indianapolis, IN, United States

Genesis Bank is a subsidiary of the biotech company General BioTechnology LLC, an Indianapolis company founded in 1997 which specializes in cryogenic research and services.

LifebankUSA Cedar Knolls, NJ, United States

LifebankUSA (a Celgene company) is the only company that offers the option to increase the number of stem cells banked by collecting blood from the placenta in addition to the umbilical cord.

Lifeforce Cryobanks Altamonte Springs, FL, United States

Cord for LifeSM is the 2011 re-branding of Lifeforce Cryobanks’ Cord Blood Collection Program. When you select Cord for LifeSM as your cord blood bank solution, you can be assured that our single mission is to help patients receive lifesaving transplants, whether you select private banking for your child’s possible future medical needs or donate your cord for unrelated patients.

LifeLine Cryogenics Stamford, CT, United States

LifeLine is a broad spectrum cryogenics company in business since 1991, offering storage of sperm, eggs, ovarian tissue, embryos, and cord blood.

LifeSource Cryobank Covington, LA, United States

LifeSource Cryobank LLC offers stem cell banking in partnership with a cutting edge cardiology practice that is using stem cells for cardiac repair.

MAZE Purchase, NY, United States

MAZE Cord Blood Laboratories began as a fertility center named after the initials of the founding doctor's four sons: Mathew, Adam, Zachary and Evan. They offer economical cord blood banking with the long-term storage fees folded into the initial price.

MiracleCord Chicago, IL, United States

For clients in the Chicago area, MiracleCord promises to process cord blood within 6 hours of birth at their Indianapolis lab.

NeoStem Allendale, NJ, United States

NeoStem Family Storage LLC is a cord blood banking subsidiary of NeoStem Inc., a publicly traded company (NYSE-Amex: NBS) that began as a leading provider of stem cell banking for adults. In Jan. 2011 NeoStem acquired Progenitor Cell Therapy LLC, an established cord blood bank that previously offered its services through hospitals under the name DomaniCell.

New England CBB Newton, MA, United States

New England Cord Blood Bank has provided cord blood banking since 1995. Their company is New England Cryogenic Center, the largest cryogenic facility in North America.

New Hope CBB Aventura, FL, United States

New Hope Cord Blood Bank LLC serves Spanish-speaking people, both in the USA and throughout Central and South America. New Hope uses the lab of the NMDP bank Community Blood Services.

NuvaCord Network Dallas, TX, United States

NuvaCord is a hospital-based cord blood broker: Parents who are delivering at a participating hospital have the choice between cord blood donation or family storage via banks that participate with NuvaCord. At present the only participating bank is Community Blood Services.

PacifiCord Irvine, CA, United States

PacifiCord is a member of the HealthBanks Biotech family of companies, along with 5 additional cord blood companies and 3 research & development facilities worldwide. Based in Taiwan, HealthBanks has over 22 years of experience in pharmaceuticals, stem cell therapy, and research.

Southern Cord Huntsville, AL, United States

Southern Cord launched services in Jan 2010 and they focus on clients in the southeast USA. Their staff are available 24/7 and their lab is in Indianapolis.

StemCyte Covina, CA, United States

StemCyte is a global cord blood therapeutics company. They started as a public cord blood bank collecting donations for the US national cord blood inventory managed by NMDP. The StemCyte family division offers private cord blood banking at the same laboratory with the same expert staff.

Stork Medical Columbus, GA, United States

Stork medical emphasizes that they have spectacular customer service, price guarantees, and a commitment to charitable works. They have a generous program of Military Cord Blood Banking. Stork uses the lab of the NMDP bank Community Blood Services.

Utah Cord Bank Sandy, UT, United States

The Utah Cord Bank is focused on serving local clients: They stress that their laboratory is in Utah, that courier service is provided to insure rapid delivery of cord blood, and they will meet or beat the price of other banks operating in Utah.

ViaCord Cambridge, MA, United States

ViaCord, established in 1993, is one of the original family cord blood banks. Since October 2007 ViaCord has been part of PerkinElmer, a $1.5 billion global company focused on the health and safety of people and the environment.

Xytex Augusta, GA, United States

As a member of the Xytex International Ltd. family of services, Xytex Cord Blood Bank is backed by more than 30 years of experience in cryogenic storage and tissue banking.