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Quality Policy

SCGF Associated Cord blood Banks are committed to the highest quality service. From the first contact until your baby's cord blood is safely stored with us, we're here to guide you through every step of the way.

In the world of cord blood banking, banks - such as the New York Blood Center, Duke and Tokyo University - have set the standard for excellence and innovation. Yet, public cord blood banks aren't always convenient or close by. Moreover, many parents want to have access to their child's own stem cells, which they can only get from a family cord blood bank.

SCGF Associated Cord blood Banks are the only bank to rely on the most advanced, automated processing, freezing and storage technology.

Our cord blood processing system is fully automated - which studies show is the very best technology to extract the greatest number of stem cells from any given sample. And we use to freeze and store cord blood produces greater cell viability at 15 years than any other cord blood stem cell preservation technology. Unlike the vast majority of family cord blood banks, we store samples - your samples - undisturbed under liquid nitrogen to ensure your stem cells remain viable for as long as possible.

Accreditation & Validation

	SCGF Associated Cord blood has the longest history of accreditation with the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) for the specialized processing of cord blood - this is an important way to gauge our commitment to quality.
	SCGF Associated Cord blood is registered with the FDA for cord blood stem cell processing and is compliant with all regulations.
	"Every parent who banks can expect that their newborn's stem cells will be individually transported via specialized courier service from time of birth to our laboratory in less than 22 hours on average.
	Once the cells arrive, our proprietary collection and automated processing system gives us the unique ability to recover and store more than 98 percent of the available stem cells, which is up to 60 percent more than others”.

Quality Control Steps and Long term Storage

Your baby's cord blood stem cells are stored in up to bag or cryovials. With multiple storage units, it is not necessary to thaw your entire specimen at once; thus, RCCBB offers the potential for multiple usages. The cryovials are designed specifically for long-term cryogenic storage for check cell condition during long term storage and before using the main bag for cell therapy. We also set aside one smaller samples, which can be used for Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) type matching should the cells be needed for someone other than your baby. (HLA type matching determines whether a patient has a suitable donor for stem cell transplant.) One-hundred percent of the processed cells are preserved for your family and nothing is withheld for our use.

Three factors during transportation are the most critical for quality assurance of the cord blood.

Temperature

Monitor the temperature of cord blood samples during transportation using a programmed thermometer to ensure that the cord blood samples are shipped within a safe temperature range.

Duration

Cord blood can even be processed up to 48 hours after collection but the shorter the interval between collection and processing, the better. Process cord blood an average of 15 hours after collection.

Medical Courier

to ensure that your baby's cord blood is transported under conditions necessary to maintain its quality, use medical couriers experienced in transporting medical specimens, including cord blood.

Quality Service Guarantee

As a client of Cord Blood Registry, your baby's sample is backed by our unique quality service guarantee. If you need to use your child's cord blood stem cells for transplantation you'll receive a from SCGF Associated Cord blood. The conditions for collection and storage before processing might have an impact on the quality of CB preparations, viability and the clonogenic potential were assessed. Methods: CB was collected under field conditions. Flow Cytometer was used to determine leukocytes, CD34/CD45+ cells, viability, and nucleated red blood cells (NRBC). Clonogenic activity was determined using isolated mononuclear cells (MNC). After storage for 49-80 h, leukocyte viability declined by about 16% compared to CB stored up to 24 h. In contrast, the clonogenic activity and CD34/CD45+ cell content were not affected. Conclusions: The content of viable CD34/CD45+ cells represents the clonogenic activity of CB preparations. Therefore, determination of viable CD34/CD45+ cells should be generally performed as a routine quality control assay.