REASONS TO CHOOSE BIOHELLENIKA-ΒΙOSTEM  FOR YOUR BABY STEM CELLS COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION

·         Biohellenika is an AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) accredited company that ensures the quality and the acceptance of stored cells  in hospitals all over the world for autologous or family treatment.

·         Biohellenika is accredited by the National Accreditation System (ESYD) for all  tests that must be done in stem cells and mother’s blood  for a successful cryopreservation and treatment.

·         Biohellenika  collaborates  with Biovault Family Cord Blood Bank, in Plymouth International Medical & Technology Park, through an  Emergency Mutual Agreement and Euromedics based in Bucharest in any case that needed to continue and terminate the 20 years storage, as bankruptcy, according to EEL/102/7.4.2004, 2006/17EK (EEL38/9.2.2006), 2006/86 EK (EEL 294/25.1.2006 (European Law for Stem Cells).

·         Proceeds the whole length of umbilical cord and give the clients the highest number of mesenchymal stem cells, ready to use. This procedure is protected by the patent No 1007490. According to this method there is no need of cell proliferation, to increase the number of cells, a procedure that is not permitted at first by the law, needs time to be accomplished, it is not safe and the quality of cells after proliferation is different than the initial.  

·         Biohellenika does not cryopreserve the umbilical cord in pieces, but at first extract the cells from the total length and then preserve the cells in more vials, ready to use up on the request.  

·         Provide a second selection of hematopoietic stem cells directly from placenta after perfusion, a method that is protected by the patent No  1007478). By this second selection a double number of haematopoietic stem cells stored that is enough to treat overweight patients with malignant diseases and also for more than one use.

·         Biohellenika uses an AABB accredited Traceability system, ISBT 128, that follows the sample after enrolment and ensures a safe treatment.

·         All samples are tested for microbe  contamination and in case of detection the cells are treated with the appropriate antibiotics.

·         All cord blood samples and mother’s blood are tested for virus contamination of hepatitis B, C, HIV and  CMV by  PCR method and the mother  it is not necessary to repeat these tests six months later.  

·         Biohellenika inform parents after procedure with the appropriate medical document that describes the total number of nucleated cells, the haematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells, by flow cytometry, microbiology and virology tests.

·         Biohellenika provides the cells for treatment  in 24 hours after a written request.

·         Biohellenika provides  free medical consultation until the expiration date  of the Private Agreement by a highest quality team of Academic Doctors.