CORD:USE is a leading cord blood bank which is obstetrician led and focused upon building a large, ethnically diverse, high quality inventory of available umbilical cord blood stem cell units for the many patients in need of a potentially life-saving transplant. CORD:USE current operations consist of the collection, processing, cryo-storage and subsequent distribution of cord blood to transplant centers worldwide for patients as a critical component in the treatment of more than 70 life-threatening diseases. CORD:USE will use the same high-quality cord blood banking practices that are required in public banking in serving expectant parents wishing to privately bank their babies’ cord blood. CORD:USE utilizes stringent processes, advanced technologies and the highest quality practices as directed by the CORD:USE team of the world’s leading cord blood physicians and scientists.

The CORD:USE Family Cord Blood Bank operations will consist of processing and storing a newborn’s umbilical cord blood for the exclusive possible future use by that individual or their family members. To visit the CORD:USE Family Cord Blood Bank’s homepage, click here.

The CORD:USE Public Cord Blood Bank operations consists of collection, processing, and storing donated cord blood to be made publically available (through the National Marrow Donor Program Registry) for patients in need of a transplant. To visit the CORD:USE Public Cord Blood Bank’s homepage, click here.

The CORD:USE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity dedicated to supporting patients, families and research with the utilization of umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants and therapies, and to educating the public on the scientific advancements and benefits of these transplants and therapies. To visit the CORD:USE Foundation’s homepage, click here.