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 The mission statement of the California Blood Bank Society, established in 1951, is "We help save lives of people who need blood". Physicians, scientists, administrators, clinical laboratory scientists, medical technologists, registered and licensed vocational nurses, donor resource personnel and product management specialists make up the CBBS individual membership, currently numbering over 500. Our institutional members represent hospital and community blood centers as well as transfusion and transplantation centers. Individual and institutional members come from across the United States, the majority being located in the West Coast area. The CBBS supports everyone involved in transfusion medicine by providing objective education, strengthening professional relationships, responding to regional issues and encouraging collaborative efforts.CBBS Central Office 915 L Street, PMB-C416 Sacramento, CA 95814-3705 www.cbbsweb.org |
 The Cord Blood Forum is a non-commercial, non-political source of information and an opportunity for communication among transplant physicians, transplant coordinators, cord blood bankers, and patients. Cord blood transplantation is still a comparatively new approach to hematopoietic cell transplantation and there are many issues that deserve discussion and clarification. These issues can and should be advanced outside of the occasional medical meetings throughout the year. The ultimate goal is to benefit patients in need of a hematopoietic cell transplant. The primary mission of the Cord Blood Forum is to serve patients for whom a hematopoietic cell transplant is indicated by disseminating information about the availability and effectiveness of cord blood transplants for children and adults.Cord Blood Forum 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #729 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 www.cordbloodforum.org |
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 Located in both the US and Taiwan, StemCyte has established one of the largest, most racially diverse, and highest quality cord blood stem cell banks in the world. StemCyte has supplied nearly 250 cord blood units for over 25 life-threatening diseases to over 80 leading worldwide transplant centers.StemCyte, Inc. 400 Rolyn Place Arcadia, CA 91007 www.stemcyte.com |
 The National Marrow Donor Program® helps people who need a life-saving marrow or blood cell transplant. We connect patients, doctors, donors and researchers to the resources they need to help more people live longer and healthier lives. The NMDP has a growing Network of cord blood banks, comprised of major U.S. banks and international partners. Our Network provides a single-point of access to the largest listing of cord blood units in the United States.National Marrow Donor Program Suite 500 3001 Broadway Street Northeast Minneapolis, MN 55413-1753 www.marrow.org |
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With additional support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)*
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| *The 4th Annual International Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Transplantation Symposium was partially financially supported by a contract between the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department and Health and Human Services, and the California Blood Bank Society. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed or presented at this conference are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Government. | ||