AUTHOR: Authored by Wendy Roberts, PR Director of Orca Communications Unlimited, LLC.
COMMENT BY BIOINFORMANT: Leading global players within cord blood industry frequently attain their industry dominance through industry collaborations. In the announcement below, released May 11, 2015, CariCord and ClinImmune Labs announce a major industry partnership that will study the survivability of umbilical cord blood stem cells under micro gravity (Micro-G) simulation.
CariCord, a private stem cell bank at the University of Colorado, is a FDA-licensed cord blood manufacturer that has processed nearly 9,000 cord blood units and released 700+ for transplantation across 150+ hospitals worldwide. While CariCord is not as substantial in size as other key players within the U.S. cord blood industry (most notably Cord Blood Registry, ViaCord, and Cryo-Cell, respectively) the company is positioning itself for increased visibility and growth through this strategic collaboration. [Read more…]