Cord blood units are made available for research studies intended to improve patient outcomes, as stated in the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, Public Law 109-129.
Cord blood banks providing cord blood units for research vary in their requirements regarding use for studies and cost of the units. Most banks will ship units anywhere within the United States.
To acquire cord blood units for pre-clinical or clinical research, contact one of these banks, which are listed alphabetically by state.
On this page:
California
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Texas
Washington
California
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Texas
Washington
California
- Children's Hospital of Orange County
E-mail: anourani@choc.org
Telephone: (714) 289-4154 FAX: (714) 516-4277 - San Diego Blood Bank
E-mail: mswearingen@sandiegobloodbank.org
Telephone: (619) 400-8320 FAX: (619) 220-8416 - StemCyte, Inc.
E-mail: etrejo@stemcyte.com
Telephone: (626) 646-2458 FAX: (626) 430-5797
Colorado
- Bonfils Blood Center
E-mail: patty_owens@bonfils.org - University of Colorado Cord Blood Bank, ClinImmune Labs
E-mail: Sabine.Stockinger@UCHSC.edu
Telephone: (303) 724-1247
Florida
- Cryobanks International
E-mail: labadmin@cryo-intl.com
Telephone: (407) 834-8333 FAX: (407) 331-3965 - LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
E-mail: fiskdd@shands.ufl.edu
Telephone: (352) 265-0232
Illinois
- The Institute For Transfusion Medicine
E-mail: cordbloodservices@itxm.org
Telephone: (847) 803-7965 FAX: (847) 803-7940
Michigan
- J.P. McCarthy Cord Stem Cell Bank at the Karmanos Cancer Institute
E-mail: dorrs@karmanos.org
Telephone: (313) 576-8863 FAX: (313) 576-8766
Missouri
- St. Louis Cord Blood Bank
E-mail: research@slcbb.org
Telephone: (314) 268-2700 ext 6313 FAX: (314) 268-4089
New Jersey
- New Jersey Cord Blood Bank
E-mail: anaa@CBSBLOOD.ORG
New York
- New York Blood Center National Cord Blood Program
E-mail: ncbp@nybloodcenter.org
North Carolina
- Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University Medical Center
E-mail: ellen.tvrdy@duke.edu
Telephone: (919) 668-1119 FAX: (919) 668-1183
Texas
- Texas Cord Blood Bank, a division of South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
E-mail: MFisk@bloodntissue.org
Telephone: (210) 731-5565
Washington
- Puget Sound Blood Center
E-mail: cordblood@psbc.org
Telephone: (206) 292-2535