Gemabank

Gemabank was created in 2003 on the base of the Blokhin Cancer Research Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and was one of the first in Russia to offer cord blood stem cell isolation, cryopreservation and storage service. Services include:

This service includes:

Collection of umbilical cord blood upon the birth of a newborn and its delivery to a processing lab in Moscow

Isolation of a concentrate of stem cells (nucleated) from the cord blood

Cryopreservation of this biomaterial

Bioactivity and infectivity screening of the sample

Storage of the sample over the course of many years

As of the beginnig of 2017, 26,000 personal cord blood stem cell samples are held in storage by Gemabank. During its 13-year history, Gemabank has already delivered 25 samples to use in treatment of various diseases.

In Q1 2015 Gemabank set in operation a new automated cryostorage facility which allows to store up to 40,000 cord blood samples with monitoring and controlling each bio-storage unit in the real time mode.

Gemabank today:

• Collection of umbilical cord blood upon the birth of a newborn and its delivery to a processing lab in Moscow
• Isolation of a concentrate of stem cells (nucleated) from the cord blood
• Cryopreservation of this biomaterial
• Bioactivity and infectivity screening of the sample
• Storage of the sample over the course of many years

A licensed family cord blood stem cell bank designed and built according to the GMP standards (processing lab and cryostorage facilities)

A proven processing method that has been confirmed as effective by hundreds of stem cell transplantations throughout the world

A regional network covering over 150 cities in Russia and the CIS

Established cooperation with leading transplantation centers

From October 1, 2015 HSCI started rendering Gemabank services through its 100%-subsidiary — IMCB LLC (International Medical Center for Biomaterials Processing and Cryostorage)

As of the beginnig of 2017, 26,000 personal cord blood stem cell samples are held in storage by Gemabank. During its 13-year history, Gemabank has delivered 25 samples to use in treatment of various diseases. In Q1 2015 Gemabank set in operation a new automated cryostorage facility which allows it to store up to 40,000 cord blood samples with monitoring and controlling each bio-storage unit in the real time mode. From October 1, 2015 HSCI started rendering Gemabank services through its 100%-subsidiary — IMCB LLC (International Medical Center for Biomaterials Processing and Cryostorage)

Gemabank was created in 2003 on the base of the Blokhin Cancer Research Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and was one of the first in Russia to offer cord blood stem cell isolation, cryopreservation and storage service.

This service includes:

Collection of umbilical cord blood upon the birth of a newborn and its delivery to a processing lab in Moscow

Isolation of a concentrate of stem cells (nucleated) from the cord blood

Cryopreservation of this biomaterial

Bioactivity and infectivity screening of the sample

Storage of the sample over the course of many years

As of the beginnig of 2017, 26,000 personal cord blood stem cell samples are held in storage by Gemabank. During its 13-year history, Gemabank has already delivered 25 samples to use in treatment of various diseases.

In Q1 2015 Gemabank set in operation a new automated cryostorage facility which allows to store up to 40,000 cord blood samples with monitoring and controlling each bio-storage unit in the real time mode.

Gemabank today:

A licensed family cord blood stem cell bank designed and built according to the GMP standards (processing lab and cryostorage facilities)

A proven processing method that has been confirmed as effective by hundreds of stem cell transplantations throughout the world

A regional network covering over 150 cities in Russia and the CIS

Established cooperation with leading transplantation centers

From October 1, 2015 HSCI started rendering Gemabank services through its 100%-subsidiary — IMCB LLC (International Medical Center for Biomaterials Processing and Cryostorage)