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Cord Blood Units for Research

Umbilical 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, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010, Public Law 111-264.

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
• Ohio
• 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
  Email: sabine.stockinger@ucdenver.edu
  Telephone: (303) 724-1247

Florida 

• CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank
  Email: research@corduse.com
  Telephone: (407) 667-4844  FAX: (407) 667-4847
• Cryobanks International
  E-mail: labadmin@cryo-intl.com
  Telephone: (407) 834-8333  FAX: (407) 331-3965
• LifeCord Cord Blood Bank
  E-mail: LLHertel@lifesouth.org
  Telephone: (352) 224-1778  FAX: (352) 224-1757

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

Ohio 

• Cleveland Cord Blood Center
  E-mail: info@clevelandcordblood.org
  Telephone: (216) 896-0360  FAX: (216) 896-0320

Texas 

• Texas Cord Blood Bank, a division of South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
  E-mail: cordblood@bloodntissue.org
  Telephone: (210) 731-5555 ext. 1865

Washington 

• Puget Sound Blood Center
  E-mail: cordblood@psbc.org
  Telephone: (206) 292-2535