Biobank Helps Researchers Better Understand Victorians’ Immune Responses to COVID-19 and the Vaccines Efficacy
The Victorian COVID-19 Vaccinees Collection (VC2), established at the Doherty Institute in May 2021, has collected hundreds of participants' saliva and blood samples both before and after vaccinations and infections, providing a resource for crucial investigations into variants, immunity and vaccines...
How to Preserve the Integrity of Blood Samples with a Reliable Cold Chain
Blood samples contain numerous components such as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. To ensure the integrity of stored whole blood samples, it is important that the collection, processing, and storage of these components are performed...
GoodCell Launches Personal Biobanking to Store Members’ Stem Cells for Future Personalized Therapies
GoodCell, a life sciences company, launched Personal Biobanking, a proactive, preventative healthcare service that allows members to store their own stem cells for potential future personalized therapy. Thousands of cell and gene therapies are in development to treat diseases and...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Blood Bank Refrigerator Range
Healthcare professionals, and those working in clinical research, can now benefit from a new range of fully compliant and sustainable refrigerators designed specifically for the cold storage of blood and blood-related products and samples. The Thermo Scientific TSB Series of blood...
Why do Blood and Plasma Need Refrigeration?
Blood, plasma, and other blood components are utilised every day in clinical and research environments for a multitude of uses, from life-saving transfusions to important haematology tests. All samples used for these medical activities have in common that they...
NMDP/Be The Match partners with M Health Fairview and Duke University cryopreservation labs to...
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be The Match® today announced a collaboration with the Minnesota health system M Health Fairview and Marcus Center for Cellular Cures (MC3)/Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University (Duke) to offer cryopreservation services to transplant...
Investigation Of IL-22 Polymorphisms And Malaria In Saudi Arabia
The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that there
were 435,000 malaria related deaths in 2017. The disease is a long-standing
global health threat that currently affects more than 219 million people in a
total of 100 nations. The unicellular eukaryotes Plasmodium...
iSpecimen Marketplace® Expands Access To Hematopoietic Stem And Immune Cells
iSpecimen, devoted to supporting life science researchers
who urgently pursue breakthroughs, has partnered with new providers of diseased
and healthy hematologic tissue to offer one of the industry’s largest, most
integrated networks of donors and collection sites available while addressing
proliferating demand for...
FDA Clearance For Cesca Therapeutics’ Automated Cord Blood Stem Cell Collection Solution
Cesca Therapeutics Inc., has announced that its device subsidiary, ThermoGenesis® Corp., has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its proprietary AXP® II AutoXpress® Platform (AXP II) for clinical blood banking. Cesca Therapeutics Inc., founded...
California Cryobank Stem Cell Services LLC Has Acquired Cord Blood America Inc
California Cryobank Stem Cell Services LLC ("FamilyCord"), has recently acquired Cord Blood America Inc. ("CBAI"), joining two of the industry's most respected stem cell companies. FamilyCord will maintain the long-term cryogenic storage of the stem cell units in its...
