Celebration Stem Cell Centre

About

The Celebration Stem Cell Centre (CSCC) provides both family storage and public donation of cord blood.  CSCC is affiliated with Translational Research Institute (TRI) that will support projects using cord blood donations for stem cell therapy research.

Labs and Locations

Celebration Stem Cell Centre has built a brand new lab at their headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona, outside Phoenix.  The facility was designed with glass clean room walls, so visitors can watch the technician’s process and store the cord blood stem cells while touring the facility.

Business Experience

Celebration Stem Cell Centre (CSCC) registered with the FDA and began operations in 2010.  Their initial focus is on cord blood banking, providing the community with both collection of public donations and private storage for the family.  The laboratory will also provide stem cell processing services under the guidance of Medical Director Dr. Nabil Dib.

Collection Kit

•    Supplies are provided for gravity collection of cord blood into a blood bag.
•    The brand of the cord blood bag is Fenwal.
•    Disinfection supplies consist of Povidone swab sticks.
•    The anti-coagulant is CPD (Citrate Phosphate Dextrose).
•    The C-Section adaptor is sterile.

Transportation Container

•    Container is validated to maintain proper temperature under test conditions.
•    Container is insulated with Styrofoam.

Shipping Info:

•    Celebration Stem Cell Centre contract includes shipping arrangements.  Additional shipping fees may apply in some areas.  
•    The medical courier’s phone number is on the collection kit.  Once the number has been called, the courier will arrive at the hospital to pick up the collection kit.
•    The courier service for in Arizona is Quicksilver Express Courier.
•    The courier service outside of Arizona is Quick International.

Processing Method

•    Cord blood processing and storage takes place in a class 8 clean room.
•    The red cells are removed from the blood with the PrepaCyteCB reagent from BioE.
•    The remaining white cell layer containing stem cells is ready for storage.

Components Stored

Parents are provided with a “Cord Blood Cryopreservation Report” that includes:
1.    Total Volume of cord blood collected
2.    Total Nucleated Cells (TNC)
3.    Viable Nucleated Cells
4.    Viable CD34+ Cells (Using Flow Cytometry)
5.    Maternal blood tested for sterility and infectious disease.

Storage Method

Cord blood stem cells are stored in the vapor phase of cryogenic nitrogen.

Licensing & Accreditation

Celebration Stem Cell Centre is registered with USA FDA and accepts cord blood product from all states within the USA, including CA, MD, NJ and NY.  AABB accreditation is pending.

Clinical Experience

Dr. Nabil Dib, Medical Director of the Celebration Stem Cell Centre, has over ten years of experience in adult stem cell therapy and clinical research.  Dr. Dib has led the charge for the healthcare industry to find innovative ways to utilize adult non-embryonic stem cells that may have the potential to improve the cardiac health of patients who have no other available treatments.  Dr. Dib is internationally known for his research and work with stem cell therapy.  In 2004, he obtained the first FDA clearance to begin a Phase I Clinical Trial, in the United States, for stem cell transplantation via a minimally invasive procedure and using 3-D catheter guidance technology in patients with heart failure and heart attack.  Just a few months later he implanted the first patient with stem cell therapy.  Dr. Dib also authored a book on the topic titled, Stem Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering for Cardiovascular Repair.

Community Service

1.    Private tours of the processing and storage facility are available to expectant mothers & families, the medical community and school districts.
2.    The Celebration “Save a Life” program allows participating physicians and donor hospitals to access donated cord blood stem cells to treat patients.
3.    Private banking clients have the option to donate their baby’s cord blood at any point in the future.
4.    Celebration Stem Cell Centre, (CSCC) and Save the Cord Foundation have partnered in a collaboration focused on a state-wide English/Spanish cord blood education and public cord blood collection program. The CSCC’s public cord blood donation program will focus on the Hispanic and ethnically-diverse community of Arizona who are drastically underrepresented in the national public cord blood registry. Expectant parents and the public will receive Save the Cord Foundation inspired non-commercial information in English and Spanish about the medical value of their newborns’ cord blood and their options for saving it.
5.    Celebration Stem Cell Centre, (CSCC) and Translational Stem Cell Therapy Foundation have partnered to provide medical professional s advanced training to optimize the cord blood collection.  Doctors, midwifes and labor & delivery nurses are educated on the importance of cord blood stem cell therapy, informed consent and instructions how to easily collect additional cord blood without interfering with the normal birthing experience.   Doctors who collect for CSCC patients are given a cord blood collection data report, which shows the volume of cord blood collected,  total nucleated cells, viability, viable CD34+ stem cell count and sterility results.

Prices

Total Initial Cost: $1,975
Includes: Enrollment, collection kit, courier, cord blood processing, cryopreservation and first year of storage.
Annual Storage Fee: $125 per year

Discounts for pre-paid annual storage
5 Year Plan: Prepay of $525, and save $100
10 Year Plan: Prepay of $1,050, and save $200
20 Year Plan: Prepay of $2,000, and save $500

Payment plans
6-Month Payment Plan
1.    Initial deposit of $150
2.    Additional payment of $550 upon CSCC’s acceptance of cord blood
3.    Six equal monthly payments of $235
12-Month Payment Plan
1.    Initial deposit of $150
2.    Additional payment of $550 upon CSCC’s acceptance of cord blood
3.    Twelve equal monthly payments of $125

Additional Services

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