Cleveland Cord Blood Center

We collect, process, store, and distribute stem-cell rich umbilical cord blood for transplantation in patients with life-threatening disorders.

[Cleveland Cord Blood Center @clevecordblood]

As we enter a new decade, the Cleveland Cord Blood Center’s dedication to quality, collaboration, and integrity is positioning us as a leader and innovator in the cord blood cell therapy arena.

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A new publication by the group of the late Hal Broxmeyer shows that cord blood stored for 27 years retains the critical biological properties & activity needed for transplantation into patients for treatment of certain leukemias and other blood cancers.
https://t.co/88WDYV5mmT

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CCBC will be participating in a pregnancy fair in Cleveland, OH. Please visit our booth at the Babies and Bumps event on 4/30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. To learn more about this event click on the link below. https://t.co/Gl3tjPtR7v

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Each day the CCBC Processing Facility staff spend their day accessioning, testing, processing, qualifying, and freezing the donated cord blood units from Ohio, Georgia, and California. Here’s a few photos of them in action. Save a Cord. Save a Life.

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CCBC held online training sessions for its team of cord blood coordinators from Ohio, Georgia, and California. Discussion topics included cord blood research, the journey of a cord blood unit, and consenting. Thank you to the CCBC Collections Team for organizing the sessions.

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Unrelated Donor Cord Blood Transplantation in Children: Lessons Learned Over Three Decades
In their recent article, Kurtzberg, et al present a report of outcomes of unrelated donor cb transplantation in pediatric patients over nearly 30 years. https://t.co/dIPC1j82Ce

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From deciding to get pregnant to delivering the baby, @CDCgov have a wealth of knowledge about pregnancy. https://t.co/hnCVEA0bH4

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CCBC will open a new collection site at Sutter Alta Bates in Berkley California this week. This is in partnership with the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program, designed to capture the genetic diversity of Californians through the collection of cord blood units.

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We welcomed 3 new board members to the Cleveland Cord Blood Center Board of Directors- Nancy Cook, Ilana Landsman and Pamela Plott. These individuals represent communities and organizations throughout the regions we serve including Georgia, California, and Ohio.

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Show Your Stripes! Today is Rare Disease Awareness Day! Check out the Official Rare Disease Day video produced by NORD, the National Organization for Rare Diseases- https://t.co/4bs7PnE0gX
#ShowYourStripes #RareDiseaseDay #UmbilicalCordDonation #CCBC

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Cleveland Cord Blood Center celebrated 10 years of partnership with Emory Midtown Hospital in Atlanta, GA. The collection site opened March 2013 and has collected over 12,000 UCB units and has had 41 UCB transplants. Join us in celebrating our Emory Midtown team in Atlanta.

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If you have a disease or illness that might require a stem cell or bone marrow transplant...Think cord blood. Ask your physician if a cord blood transplant is an option for you. Learn more about the benefits of cord blood here. https://t.co/z2X2nI7ypg

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CCBC celebrated 10 years of partnership with Piedmont Atlanta Hospital this month. The collection site has collected over 17,000 UCB units. Piedmont has had 95 units transplanted. Please join us in congratulating our Atlanta Team.

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Congratulations to Dawn Thut, CCBC’s Quality/Regulatory Affairs Manager on obtaining her certification by the AABB as an Advanced Biotherapies Professional. Having a CABP recognizes those with the necessary knowledge to credibly practice in the field of biotherapies.

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CCBC is honored to be on this list at the @Phacilitate
#ATW23 awards event recognizing our work in Patient Advocacy. Save a Cord. Save a Life. #clevecordblood

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[Advanced Therapies Awards] 🏆

Congratulations to our Advanced Therapies Awards winners! Thank you for all the hard work & dedication to the #advancedtherapy industry. We are so proud to be able to acknowledge this & we look forward to seeing what is achieved in the future.

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CCBC is thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Advanced Therapies Awards in the non-profit Patient Advocacy category. Winners will be announced on January 19th. Our team is so excited to celebrate with everyone there! #ATA23 #ATW23 #advancedtherapies #finalist

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In celebration of World Cord Blood Day, the team at CCBC gathered before the Official Virtual Conference to hear Jamie Sullivan’s story of her cord blood donation and Lisa Maxon tell her story of her cord blood transplant. #WorldCordBloodDay #WCBD22

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@JamieSullivanTV Thank you Jamie! Register for World Cord Blood Day at https://t.co/Jn9D5NfeEd (registration is free on Eventbrite)

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Join us in celebrating World Cord Blood Day on November 15, 2022. CCBC encourages you to register to attend the Official Virtual Conference: https://t.co/Jn9D5NxnSl (registration is free on Eventbrite). #WorldCordBloodDay #WCBD22

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#worldcordbloodday is coming up. Many conferences to attend to learn more about this & what’s to come. Amazing things ahead being done with cord blood donation! Watch my story here & visit https://t.co/y0bCVdwrBc for more info! Thank you to @clevecordblood!

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After serving 12 years as chairperson of the National Marrow Donor Program’s (NMDP) Cord Blood Advisory Subgroup (CB AG), Cleveland Cord Blood Executive Director, Marcie Finney is handing the role of chair to another member. Thank you, Marcie, for your contributions to NMDP.

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We were featured on WUAB. Expecting mothers, please consider donating your babies' cord blood to help advance therapies and save lives! Researchers are doing amazing things with cord-blood derived stem cell therapies.
https://t.co/7KKZLCnbpz