There are in fact, an enormous variation in the quality of services provided of which the most important is how are the stem cells processed and stored. The classification of the laboratories (class 100, class 1,000, class 10,000) are in placed to process your stem cells so as to ensure that your stem cells would not be at risks of contamination, the standards of equipment and the expertise of the personnel involved. We will break down the important factors for you to look out for when choosing a credible and reliable stem cell processing and storage facilities. These factors will determine the viability of your processed and stored stem cells when the time comes for you to utilize it. What is the use if at the time of need, you are told that your stem cells cannot be used due to contamination.Look out for the following:
- Qualified, well trained and ethical laboratory staff
- This is to ensure that your stem cell is handled in the correct manner.
- 24 hour professional customer service
- Affiliation with insurance companies and hospitals
- Accreditation by AABB and ISO Certified
- These accreditations ensure that your samples are processed according to the proper standards set by these bodies.
- Compliance to current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards
- Laboratories must have class 100 clean room for the processing of your stem cells to minimize the risk of contamination during processing. Some companies might claim that they are processing under class 100 by using an equipment called a laminar flow. However, GMP standards require the laminar flow also to be housed in a room which is class 100.What is a class 100 clean room?
Normally we breathe in more than a million air particles. A class 100 clean room has less than 100 air particle counts. Ask to visit the laboratory. You should be able to see many air filters called the HEPA filters (at least 8 and above on the ceilings) on the ceiling to ensure that the room is properly filtered to fulfill the class 100 requirements. Do not allow the company to give you excuses that for whatever reasons you cannot visit their laboratories.If a company stores your stem cells in vials, a class 100 clean room is a definite requirement to ensure that the stem cell is not contaminated. During processing, when the stem cell after being isolated will be partially exposed when they are being injected into the vials.
It is your right to ensure how your stem cells are processed and stored so that if you do need back for whatever reasons, it is still viable.
- Dedicated cord blood collection bags to maximise the amount of cord blood collected and this would lead to more stem cell after processing.
- Good processing protocol (method) to ensure the maximization of stem cell recovered.
- Good cryopresevation (freezing) protocol with proven bags for freezing. Some bags might burst during freezing if they are of inferior quality.
- Laboratories must have class 100 clean room for the processing of your stem cells to minimize the risk of contamination during processing. Some companies might claim that they are processing under class 100 by using an equipment called a laminar flow. However, GMP standards require the laminar flow also to be housed in a room which is class 100.What is a class 100 clean room?
- Process and store ONLY stem cells in dedicated facilities (no mixing of human and non-human tissue, no mixing of non-stem cell tissues)
- International Independent Qualified and Respectable Medical Advisory Board
- Quality, prompt and value-added service
- Proven technology
- Financial stability
- Hospital or obstetrical caregiver programs
- Automated processing technology being adopted and deployed to maximize the recovery of stem cells. At StemTech, we utilized the AXP AutoXpress™ Platform is the industry’s first functionally-closed, automated and sterile cord blood processing technology that consistently and efficiently harvests the stem cell from umbilical cord blood.We have a consistently high stem cells recovery rate. This means that StemTech saves more cells for your baby and family, which is important when you ever need them. A higher stem cells volume is always linked to improved treatment success. This system also offers low risk of contamination to your stem cells.
We are the first stem cell bank in Malaysia to offer a next generation technology for processing cord blood, Which is similar to the technology adopted by the world’s largest public and private family cord blood bank - The New York Blood Center and Cord Blood Registry.
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