HealthBaby

HealthBaby is the largest cord blood bank in Hong Kong and always strives for the best quality starting from the first cord blood sample. Regular assessments are conducted by international organizations to ensure the best long-term cord blood storage quality of HealthBaby and gives assurance to clients. HealthBaby attained the most local and international accreditations, as well as awards from corporations and government. HealthBaby is the most recommended by Hong Kong O&G doctors¹ and the most entrusted by parents for 16 consecutive years². The Group has obtained 90% market share in Hong Kong³. HealthBaby offers comprehensive banking of cord blood and umbilical cord lining. HealthBaby owns an exclusive Hong Kong patent for the processing of cord tissue as well as processing, storage and culturing technologies.

Labs and Locations

HealthBaby is the first cord blood bank established in Hong Kong Science & Technology Park, equipped with the most advanced infrastructure. As the largest cord blood bank with a floor area of more than 10,000 square feet in Hong Kong, HealthBaby's laboratory is equipped with advanced biotechnology backup facilities, 24-hour security system and and 24x7 DATAssure monitoring system.

Office and laboratory: 10W, No.10 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong (Office Unit 703-705 7F, Lab Unit G03-05 G/F)

Business Experience

HealthBaby was established and dedicated to cord blood industry since 2006. HealthBaby goes beyond just providing the cord blood and umbilical cord stem cell storage services. The Company devotes time and resources in biotechnology research projects to explore stem cell medical applications for the betterment of human health. HealthBaby also participated in various projects, including "Therapeutic Implications of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Attenuating Influenza A(H5N1) Virus–Associated Acute Lung Injury", "In Vivo Mouse Model to Study the Therapeutic Effect of Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Severe Human Influenza Diseases", and HPV Vaccine with international and local universities and official organizations. HealthBaby is the only private cord blood bank in Hong Kong to be accredited by AABB and the College of American Pathologists (CAP), another world-class accreditation body for cord blood banks worldwide.

References cited:

IMS Cord Blood Bank Market Research in Hong Kong (with Private O&G physicians)
Ipsos Healthcare 2009 – 2024 Cord Blood Bank Survey
Ipsos Healthcare 2024 Cord Blood Bank Survey

Collection Kit

HealthBaby provides specialised cord blood and umbilical cord collection kits with the necessary collection tools (e.g. JMS blood bags, syringe and vacutainers etc.) and detailed collection guidelines to O&G doctors.

Transportation container

HealthBaby's container is thermal-insulated to provide stable storage condition. A data logger is used to monitor the temperature throughout the transportation process to ensure the cord blood sample is kept within the optimal temperature range.

Shipping Info

HealthBaby provides in-house free-of-charge cord blood and umbilical cord samples collection service from designated hospitals (Hong Kong and Macau region) upon notification.

Processing Method

HealthBaby adopts a specialized, FDA-cleared stem cells processing system: AXP® II AutoXpress® Platform. AXP® II is capable of recovering more than 97% of viable CD34+ stem cells, higher than other available processing systems.

Components Stored

Haematopoietic stem cells (HSC) from cord blood, Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) and Epithelial stem cells from cord lining (EpSC)

Storage Method

HealthBaby is the only private cord blood bank in Hong Kong that adopts the state-of-the-art and FDA-cleared automatic stem cell storage system: BioArchive® System. The BioArchive® freezer has a closed system and automatic retrieval operation to eliminate temperature fluctuation when the lid of the storage tank is opened. Liquid nitrogen (-196℃) storage medium provides stable temperature and maintains the highest cell viability. BioArchive® has been adopted by 170 cord blood banks in 42 countries worldwide, including the Hong Kong public cord blood bank as of January 2020.

Licensing & Accreditation

Besides AABB accreditation, HealthBaby is the first and only cord blood laboratory in Hong Kong accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

Clinical Experience

In Hong Kong, HealthBaby has released the most cord blood units of any bank. Three patients were successfully treated with their own cord blood. Two of the recipients were suffering from cerebral palsy and one was suffering from neuroblastoma. One recipient received a transplant of sibling cord blood to treat Fanconi's Anaemia. One recipient received an allogeneic cord blood transplant to treat Thalassemia Major.

Insurance

HealthBaby offers full refund and compensation policies to protect their clients' interests covering aspects of cord blood delivery, man-made negligence or accidents.
HealthBaby is also the first cord blood bank to commit to a full refund and provides worldwide cord blood replacement or compensation up to US$50,000.
The Company also has a SG$10 million Professional Indemnity Insurance to further provide protection for their clients.
HealthBaby issues a stem cell viability report to their clients annually to demonstrate sample integrity.
In case a child or child’s immediate family need to draw down the stem cells from the cord blood unit for a transplant to treat any of the listed conditions, HealthBaby will subsidise up to HK$300,000 to share their client’s financial burden.

Prices

Please call HealthBaby hotline to find out more about our service plans. Interest-free instalment payment is available upon request. You may also visit: https://www.healthbaby.hk/en-hk/service-plan for more information.

Hong Kong: +852 3188 8899
Macau: +853 2878 6717