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Family Bank: Banco de Cordon Umbilical (BCU)

About

BCU México is owned by the private equity company CryoHoldCo, a subsidiary of ACON investments. CryoHoldCo has consolidated laboratory operations in Guadalajara for all of their companies in México.

Business Experience

BCU was founded in 2001 by a group of visionaries who bet on the scientific advances from stem cells in umbilical cord blood. Initially they sent their collections to NECBB in Boston, but in 2002 they built their own laboratory. By 2014 BCU has expanded nationally to 28 offices in major cities, as well as franchises in otehr countries.

BCU has also expanded to other sources of stem cells. In 2011 Dentcell was created, the which is dedicated to the extraction, cultivation and storage of mesenchymal stem cells found in the primary teeth, as well as third molars, thus giving parents a new option to save their child's genetic material.

In late 2015 the private equity company CryoHoldCo bought a controlling interest in BCU and have consolidated their laboratory operations with Cryo-Cell Mexico.

Address: Parque de Granada, 52786 Naucalpan de Juárez, Méxio, México