Family Bank: Stem-Health Hellas

About

Stem-Health Hellas went out of business 23 May 2017. Their inventory of stored cord blood and cord tissue is maintained at Hygeia Hospital. For more information contact  the LAW FIRM OF “IKONOMOPOULOS & PARTNERS”.

Labs and Locations

Stem-Health Hellas laboratory and storage is located within the Hygeia Hospital. 

Business Experience

Stem-Health Hellas provided cord blood banking for babies born at the Hygeia Hospital maternity centers "Mitera" and "Leto". The bank started its activity in 2008, with banking of umbilical cord blood for family use. The bank expanded banking to cord tissue in 2009. Finally, the bank offered the choice of public banking in 2010. When the bank went out of business in May 2017, it was one of the largest in Greece, with a combined cord blood and cord tissue inventory of 35,000 units.

Licensing & Accreditation

Stem-Health Hellas was the first family stem cell bank in Europe to be accredited by FACT for autologous and directed allogeneic transplantation. However Stem-Health Hellas is not FACT accredited since summer 2016.

Clinical Experience

No cord blood from private clients has been released for use yet.