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Family Bank: Cordcell Bangladesh

Cordlife - Bangladesh

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কর্ডসেল বাংলাদেশ লিমিটেড কর্ডলাইফ গ্রুপের বাংলাদেশের প্রতিনিধি, বাংলাদেশের প্রত্যাশী পরিবারগুলিকে কর্ডব্লাডকর্ডটিস্যু ব্যাঙ্কিং পরিষেবা দেবে কর্ডলাইফ প্রথম এবং একমাত্র ভারতীয় কর্ড ব্লাড ব্যাঙ্ক, কর্ডসেল বাংলাদেশের সাথে এই পরিষেবাগুলি বাংলাদেশে সরবরাহ করে সমস্ত নমুনা ইন্ডিয়ান ল্যাবরেটরিতে ক্রাওপ্রিজারভব থাকবে যা এএবিবি স্বীকৃত এবং এটি দেশের সবচেয়ে উন্নত কর্ড রক্ত প্রসেসিং, টেস্টিং এবং ক্রাওপ্রিজারেশন সুবিধা পরিচালনা করে, যার সঞ্চয়ের ক্ষমতা দেড় লক্ষাধিক কর্ডরক্ত ইউনিট এর অধিক

Cordcell Bangladesh Limited is the Bangladesh representative of Cordlife Group, to offer cord blood, cord lining and cord tissue banking services to expectant families in Bangladesh. Cordlife is the first and only Indian cord blood bank to provide these services in Bangladesh. All samples are cryopreserved in the Indian Laboratory which is AABB accredited and operates the most advanced umbilical cord and cord blood processing, testing and cryopreservation facility in the country, with a storage capacity of more than 200,000 cord blood units.

For more information, book a free presentation at https://www.cordcellbd.com/price-plan

Labs and Locations

Office: Cordcell Bangladesh Limited, Progoti Tower 228/ka Kuril, Sarani 4th floor, (Near Jomuna Future Park) Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh

Laboratory: P.L. Deuty Road, off Diamond Harbour Road Bishnupur, 24 Parganas (S) West Bengal 743503, India

Business Experience

Cordlife Group Inhabits a distinctive niche in the healthcare industry - the Group is one of the foremost private cord blood banks to have gained a solid foothold in Asia. In the last 20 years, Cordlife has dedicated its undertakings to achieve market leadership in the industry. Having built a distinguished brand name, the Group continues to strive for excellence by means of support from its experienced management team and dynamic key executives, along with its quality product and service offerings. Cordlife believes the Group has in place a strong foundation for future expansion. The Group now comprises of:

  • Cordlife Group Limited – Singapore, Myanmar & Vietnam 
  • Cordlife (Hong Kong) Limited - Hong Kong & Macau
  • Health Baby Biotech (Hong Kong) Co., Limited – Hong Kong & Macau
  • Cordlife Sciences India Pvt Limited - India & Bangladesh
  • PT Cordlife Persada - Indonesia
  • Cordlife Medical Philippines, Inc. – the Philippines
  • Stemlife Berhad – Malaysia & Brunei

Cordlife Group Limited has appointed Cordcell Bangladesh Limited (“Cordcell”) as their marketing agent in Bangladesh, to offer cord blood, cord lining and cord tissue banking services to expectant families in Bangladesh. Cordcell is managed by a team of medical doctors, qualified pharmacist, bio technologist and genetic engineers. Their endeavour is to deliver international quality of healthcare services through its existing market of private hospitals, obstetricians and gynaecologists in Bangladesh. They offer the service to collect cord blood and cord tissue sample from Bangladesh and ensure timely transportation of sample to Cordlife India for preservation. Cordcell Bangladesh is a local point of contact in Bangladesh for Cordlife Sciences India Pvt Ltd.

Their storage facility located in India, is state-of-the-art facility and is equipped with the latest and most modern equipment including AXP® II, an FDA approved, c-GMP and c-GTP compliant, functionally closed, automated stem cell processing technology, placed within a clean-room infrastructure to ensure that stem cells are processed under the most sterile conditions. Cordlife India has a storage capacity for 200,000 units scalable by another few hundred thousand. Cordlife India is located within a natural calamity proof building, the facility is also built with continuous power backup and round-the-clock surveillance system.

Quality and customer focus are amongst some of the cornerstones of Cordlife. All of the Group’s facilities are accredited by AABB, the organisation behind the world’s gold standard for cord blood banking. In addition, Cordlife Singapore and Healthbaby are also two of the four private cord blood banks in Asia, and eight in the world, to be accredited by both AABB and FACT, another world-class accreditation body for cord blood banks globally. Cordlife India is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (“CAP”) and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). These quality achievements underpin the Group’s commitment to providing reliable healthcare solutions through innovation and technological advancement.

Collection Kit

The UN3373 certified collection kit contains a 250ml closed system blood bag that is pre-loaded with anti-coagulant (CPD) to allow the caregiver to collect as much blood available. The kit also consists of one tube for umbilical cord collection and three foam bricks (1 large and 2 small) to maintain thermoneutral environment during transit. Compared to gel packs, these foam bricks are found to maintain temperature better and for longer period.

Transportation container

Cordlife India’s collection kit box is carefully designed to ensure that the temperature within the kit box is maintained within an acceptable range and to minimize any fluctuation during harsh weather conditions and transportation.

Made of styrofoam, the kit box is further coated with hard plastic and has vacuum insulation between both materials as an added feature to help minimize temperature fluctuation. To ensure optimal temperature control, Cordlife uses three foam bricks, which can be cooled a lot faster and retaining the temperature for much longer than conventional gel packs. The purpose of using 3 foam bricks has a scientific basis and has been validated where in, the large foam brick placed at the bottom maintains a temperature between 4-37oC which is important for the cord blood. At the same time, 2 additional foam bricks are placed in close proximity of the Maternal Blood Samples on top, to maintain temperature between 2-8oC as the Cord Blood and Maternal Blood samples require different temperatures to be stable. Cordlife India's collection kit box has been validated at a temperature of 48°C at 100% humidity for 72 hours.

Shipping Info

Cordcell offers the service to collect cord blood and cord cell sample from Bangladesh and ensure timely transportation of sample to Cordlife India for preservation. Cordcell Bangladesh will be local point of contact in Bangladesh for Cordlife Sciences India Pvt Ltd.

Cordlife Sciences India Pvt Ltd has partnered with the best temperature-controlled logistics & transportation companies in the industry, to help ensure safe and timely delivery of the collected cord blood and umbilical cord samples to its laboratory and transportation to transplant centres for final usage. Our UN3373 certified kit box is also X-ray free certified to prevent the samples from passing through X-ray checks during transportation, which is detrimental for the stem cells.

Processing Method

Cordlife India is the first cord blood bank in India to process cord blood with the AXP®II System, which is a safe, sterile and automated cord blood processing technology – that ensures higher recovery of MNCs (Mononuclear Cells) (98.7%)[1] and viable CD34+ (Haematopoietic Stem Cells) (97.3%)[2] allowing better chance of a successful engraftment in transplantations. Cordlife also offers CellOptima™ technology for cord lining processing in India.

Components Stored

Parents are provided with a Cryopreservation Certificate describing the test results obtained which include Total Viable Nucleated Cell Count (TVNCC), total CD34+ cell count as well as presence or absence of bacteria and fungi. The Maternal Blood Sample is screened for HIV 1/2, HBV, HCV, HTLV, CMV, Syphilis, Malaria and additional tests as required by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), AABB and other national regulatory bodies. Cordlife employs Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) for further screening of HIV - 1 (M & O), HIV - 2, HBV and HCV in accordance with requirements of AABB.

Storage Method

Final cord blood storage is done in 25ml multi-compartment cryo-bag with integral segments to allow for future testing. The cryo-bag is further encased in a metal cassette as to protect the cryo-bag as well as for better thermal conductivity.

For parents who have opted for cord tissue storage in its original form, the tissue will be stored in multiple cryovials. Cordlife India stores the cord blood and cord tissue units in vapour phase of cryogenic nitrogen to prevent even the minutest chance for cross-contamination. All processed samples are temporarily stored in quarantine locations and are later moved to permanent locations once the units have passed through necessary testing and have been declared fit for storage.

Licensing & Accreditation

  • Licensed by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)
  • Accredited by AABB (formerly American Association of Blood Banks), one of the gold standards for cord blood banking
  • Accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP)
  • Accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) in accordance with the standard ISO 15189:2012
  • Certified by WHO-GMP
  • Registered with US FDA

Clinical Experience

To date, Cordlife India and the Group have successfully performed 64 cord blood and 7 cord lining/tissue releases to support stem cell transplantation and therapeutic infusions.

Insurance

For clients in Bangladesh, Cordlife India guarantees the following items:

  • Quality Warranty: Provide a unit of suitable HLA match to the recipient, in case of insufficient cell dose due to substantial reduction in cell viability
  • Disaster relief: Provide a suitably matched Stem Cell unit, and if not found, compensate with Fifteen Thousand US Dollars (USD 15000), if the Stem Cells are impaired or extinguished due to mishandling, fraud, sabotage, electrical failures, fire.
  • Free HLA Typing at the time of Retrieval for both the recipient as well as the stored stem cells
  • Free Expansion of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells
  • Free Access to HLA matched samples from public banks worldwide, in case the stored stem cells do not match the baby’s parents or the siblings
  • Services are applicable for both approved treatments and approved clinical trials
  • Baby and immediate family members can avail the services

*Please refer to the service agreement for complete terms and conditions for the services.

Community Service

Cordlife provides complimentary medical concierge service for clients. As a part of this service, Cordlife will give information regarding the doctor, hospital and travel options to the client who would requires a stem cell transplant or therapy.

Prices

For more information, book a free presentation at https://www.cordcellbd.com/price-plan

Address: Cordcell Bangladesh Limited, Progoti Tower 228/ka Kuril, Sarani, (Near Jomuna Future Park ) Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh




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