Cryo-Save
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Cryo-Save is Europe's largest cord blood bank
with over 185,000 samples stored. It it is based in Zutphen, the Netherlands, but operates in over 40 different countries. Certified laboratories and processing facilities can be found in the following locations: Belgium
, Germany
, Dubai
, India
, France
(validation in progress) and South Africa
. Cryo-Save is a founding member and sponsor of ITERA. The company is listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange
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) stem cells. This remains its core business still today but cord tissue is also offered in most countries. Cryo-Save currently performs collection, analysis, processing and cryogenic preservation of three sources of human adult stem cells:
In May 2010, Cryo-Save launched an adipose tissue stem cell storage service, Cryo-Lip.
The following accreditations have been awarded to Cry0-Save labs:
Belgium:
F.A.G.G., ISO 9001:2008
Dubai:
AABB, Clinical Operating License by the Center for Healthcare Planning & Quality
India: ISO 9001:2008, WHO GMP, with AABB, NABH and NABL all in progress
France: AFSSAPS (Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé) in progress
Germany: Herstellungserlaubnis nach deutschem Arzneimittelgesetz Akkreditierung vom Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
United States of America: AABB
Cord blood bank
A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since the mid- to late-1990s in response to the potential for cord blood transplants in treating diseases of the blood and immune systems.Public banks accept...
with over 185,000 samples stored. It it is based in Zutphen, the Netherlands, but operates in over 40 different countries. Certified laboratories and processing facilities can be found in the following locations: Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(validation in progress) and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Cryo-Save is a founding member and sponsor of ITERA. The company is listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the former name for the stock exchange based in Amsterdam. It merged on 22 September 2000 with the Brussels Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange to form Euronext, and is now known as Euronext Amsterdam.-History:...
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History
Cryo-Save was founded in 2000. In 2003 the Group changed its name from Cryo-Cell to Cryo-Save following its decision to terminate the license with Cryo-Cell. The year second half of the 2000s and especially 2008 saw a large number of acquisitions which transformed the Company into a global business.Commercial activity
The Company was started to store umbilical cord blood and cord tissue (Wharton's jellyWharton's jelly
Wharton's jelly is a gelatinous substance within the umbilical cord, largely made up of mucopolysaccharides . It also contains some fibroblasts and macrophages...
) stem cells. This remains its core business still today but cord tissue is also offered in most countries. Cryo-Save currently performs collection, analysis, processing and cryogenic preservation of three sources of human adult stem cells:
- Hematopoietic stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord blood ("Cryocord")
- Mesenchymal stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord tissue ("Cryocord+")
- Mesenchymal stem cells obtained from adipose tissue
In May 2010, Cryo-Save launched an adipose tissue stem cell storage service, Cryo-Lip.
Laboratories
Cryo-Save currently has processing and storage facilities in Belgium, Dubai, Germany, India, France (validation in progress) and South Africa. Cryo-Save is also a member of Cord Blood Europe, a not-for-profit association of family cord blood banks in Europe, founded in 2009.The following accreditations have been awarded to Cry0-Save labs:
Belgium:
F.A.G.G., ISO 9001:2008
Dubai:
AABB, Clinical Operating License by the Center for Healthcare Planning & Quality
India: ISO 9001:2008, WHO GMP, with AABB, NABH and NABL all in progress
France: AFSSAPS (Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé) in progress
Germany: Herstellungserlaubnis nach deutschem Arzneimittelgesetz Akkreditierung vom Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
United States of America: AABB
AABB
The AABB is a United States-based professional body and standards organization that was founded in 1947 as the American Association of Blood Banks. The organization is now international with members in 80 countries and has taken on a broader scope to include all of transfusion medicine as well as...