by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood
Insception Lifebank’s aim to ensure availability of cord blood banking to parents across the nation, requires a strong transportation resource. It also requires a partner that understands how precious this cargo is. Our partner First International Courier is just...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood
Cord Blood Programs and Banks have different philosophies on sample transport and as such each offers different options to prospective clients. Insception Lifebank’s position on transport follows 3 major principles: 1) make it easy for the client 2) ensure timely...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood
There is a growing interest in the therapeutic potential of cord blood to modulate autoimmune disease. Type 1 diabetes, also referred to as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease resulting in the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Dr....
by Insception Lifebank | Blog
Cord blood stem cells have been shown to give rise to hematopoietic, epithelial, endothelial and neural tissues both in vitro and in vivo1. As such, the application of cord blood in regenerative medicine is being investigated in a number of diseases including...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog
For sure it is an exciting time for Mom’s when the first baby is expected. For Dads however we may feel left out a bit – but it sure is fun when we get to choose all the fun stuff. Sure, while my wife decided on nursery themes and paint colours, I got to decide on...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog
The Insception Lifebank Cord Blood Program has been operating since 1996 when it was started at the Toronto Hospital moving shortly thereafter to Mount Sinai Hospital where it stayed until 2004. Growth in the cord blood program and a shortage of space in Mount Sinai...