Foreign Affairs Department of the Association expands horizons

amc_uegAssociation of cryobanks, established in 2013, to develop cells and tissues banking and provide a legitimate, safe and effective treatment by cell and tissue transplants, makes a substantial contribution in the education of physicians and public awareness concerning modern cellular technologies, harmonization of legal acts, regulating the...
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New trends in the use of cryopreserved placenta preparations

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Placenta preparations from early ages have been used to treat wounds in ancient soldiers, according to extant legends placenta masks are one of the beauty secrets of Cleopatra.
Pronounced wound-healing properties of the extracts of the placenta and placental tissue fragments were known to Hippocrates (5th...
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Overview of the conference “Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering” (Denmark, 2015)

dbc-organizer-20154-5 June 2015, Vejle (Denmark) hosted an international scientific conference "Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering", organized with the support of the Danish Stem Cell Society and the Danish Biotechnological Society.
    Conference "Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering" (2015) included the following thematic sections: 1. Cloning and reprogramming 2. Stem cells in...
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Association of cryobanks supports World IBD Day in Ukraine

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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are severe autoimmune disorders that frequently affect young adults and may be complicated by the development of cancer. Worldwide 5 million people are suffering from Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis - diseases known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
In recent years,...
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V World Cord Blood Congress took place in Monaco

esh_headerIn March 2015, WORLD CORD BLOOD CONGRESS V & INNOVATIVE CELL THERAPIES took place in Monaco. Congress traditionally was organized by Prof. Eliane Gluckman (Paris university, France), who in 1988 performed the world's first cord blood stem cells transplant to a child with Fanconi anemia.
The...
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Prof. Smolyaninov AB left this life

smolyaninovAssociation of Cryobanks sadly reports that on the May 7th, 2015 suddenly and prematurely died Prof. Alexander Borisovich Smolyaninov, MD, PhD, Dr.med.sci, CEO of Pokrovsky Bank of Stem Cells (St. Petersburg), Head of the Research Laboratory of Cell Technologies of North-Western State Medical University n.a....
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25 million stem cell donors now registered internationally

Bone Marrow Donors WorldwideBone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW), an organization linking stem cell donor registries in different countries, and the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) report having reached 25 million registered donors. Also in the register morethan 630 000 cord blood units (CBU).
Every year, thousands of...
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