Alpha Cord Blood Bank

By Cord Blood Advisor on June 28th, 2007

Alpha Cord Inc.

PHONE: 866-396-7283

OFFICE: Atlanta, GA

STORAGE: depends on the lab, see COMMENT

Accreditation: varies depending on the lab

COMMENT: The only Cord Blood broker is Alpha Cord Inc since they claim that parents will always pay less if they contract by them and not by any other marketing outlets for the same lab. It is therefore, advisable that the parents must carefully compare the services provided by other outlets, which serve the same lab. The current serving goes…

AlphaCord / IL: “Chicago Stem Cell Bank” at ……..
AlphaCord / IN: “Indiana Stem Cell Bank” at The Genesis Bank
AlphaCord / NJ: “New Jersey Stem Cell bank” at Community Blood Services

SERVICES & DISCOUNT OPTIONS:

AlphaCord/IL:
AlphaCord/IN: The Genesis Bank processes all the umbilical Cord Blood units in a same way
AlphaCrord/NJ:
The umbilical cord blood laboratory at Community Blood Services deals all private cord blood units in a same way. However, each bank will be having its own freezer to store at their laboratories.
The transplant quota is generally from the public bank that is at Community Blood Services.
The processing method (as on 1 September 2007) adopted by the Community Blood Services is the Sepax system provided by Biosafe company, Switzerland.
The Sepax system works scientifically. It is an automated cell separating system that relies on a laser beam detecting the density gradient between various cell layers once the blood has been reeled or spun in a centrifuge machine. The bag that contain the kit is sterile, sealed and is disposable i.e. for single use. Since the bag already contains an anti-coagulant, the bag earns BLA licensure from the FDA.
The transport through courier is possible with some extra cost and various payment plans are available.
One can get refund in some cases. However, $199 are paid within 60 days of birth and no questions are asked for.