Educational Programs Offered as Part of Cryo-Save's Cord Blood Awareness Months

Zutphen, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) -

Cryo-Save Group promotes the awareness of cord blood storage and
stem cell therapies at several local educational events held
throughout Europe.

Cryo-Save continues its Cord Blood Awareness Months celebration
by sponsoring educational events in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain
during the months of October and November. It is events like these
that Cryo-Save hopes to bring awareness of and research advancements
for the stem cell industry.

Stem cells are becoming ever more important in the medical field
as a way to treat a broad variety of malignant and non-malignant
diseases. The U.S. National Marrow Donor Program sites cord blood as
treatment for multiple myeloma, severe aplastic anaemia, beta
thalassemia major, SCID and other inherited immune system disorders,
and leukaemias and lymphomas. Patients suffering from sickle cell
anaemia have been considered cured after being treated with stem
cells.[1] Over 4,000 clinical trials using cord blood stem cells are
taking place to treat diseases such as cerebral palsy, diabetes and
autism with many more potential clinical trials continuing to
develop.

"Cryo-Save's efforts to inform the medical professionals and
community members about advances in regenerative medicine means that
patients suffering from diseases treatable with stem cells can also
become better informed," says Dr. Cherie Daly, Medical Affairs
Manager Cryo-Save. "Having a series of events and programs as part of
Cord Blood Awareness Months makes an even stronger impact on the
meaningfulness of this research and its application." Cryo-Save Group
will continue its commitment to promoting the storage of cord blood
and stem cells even after Cord Blood Awareness Months by offering
several customer related promotions.

Cryo-Save Italy will hold a special meeting for midwives about
stem cells, applications and Cryo-Save's storage services on October
2. Dr. Stefano Grossi, Cryo-Save Italy Scientific Director, will be
there to present on stem cell applications. During the month of
October Cryo-Save Italy will also offer several parent-to-be courses
on similar topics in places all around Italy: Brescia, Venice,
Bologna, Milan and others.

Midwives in the Netherlands are invited on October 4 to visit the
Cryo-Save Laboratory in Niel, Belgium for a unique behind the scenes
tour of the ultra-modern facility - an opportunity not available at
most other cord blood banks. Attendees will have a chance to be given
an update from Dr. Sally Sennitt, Cryo-Save Lab Director about the
current applications of stem cells, treatable diseases and new
clinical trials. Staff from Cryo-Save, the Netherlands will also
report on the position and procedure of stem cell storage in the
Netherlands and have a group discussion on the topic. "This event is
our chance to give midwives information on the importance of stem
cell storage and give them tools for helping parents become better
informed of this option," says Erica Dikkeboom, Cryo-Save Nederland.

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1. University of Illinois at Chicago (2012, June 18). Chicago
woman cured of sickle cell disease. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September
12, 2012, from
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618194714.htm

Crio-Cord, Cryo-Save's subsidiary in Spain, will hold a stem cell
therapy symposium in Madrid on October 16 focusing on cutting edge
therapies using umbilical cord stem cells and will also include
current investigations using stem cells that are taking place in
Madrid. The symposium will be attended by national and international
speakers and is the first of its kind to take place in Madrid.

The congress "Stemcells? Stemcells!" is an overview of the status
quo in stem cell research and therapy for international specialists
in neonatology, gynaecology and haematology. The goal of this
congress is to create an open discussion about the role of stem cell
therapies now and in the future. The event is coordinated by
Cryo-Save, the Netherlands with up to 50 gynaecologists,
paediatricians and midwives in attendance. The program is accredited
by the Society of Paediatricians (NVK) and the Society of
Gynaecologists (NVOG) and includes presentations about adipose
tissue-derived stem cells, stem cell therapy in haematology and stem
cells in paediatrics. The chairman of the congress is Prof. Albert
Ramon, founder of ITERA (International Tissue Engineering Research
Association).

Cryo-Save:http://www.cryo-save.com/group

Cryo-Save, the leading international family stem cell bank, and
the largest bank in Europe, stores more than 222,000 samples from
umbilical cord blood, cord tissue and adipose tissue. There are
already many diseases treatable by the use of stem cells, and the
number of treatments will only increase. Driven by its international
business strategy, Cryo-Save is now represented in over 40 countries
on three continents, with ultra-modern processing and storage
facilities in Arabia, Belgium, Germany, India and South Africa.

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Contact:
More information: Ashley Ringger - Marketing Project Manager,
ashley.ringger@cryo-save.com - tel. +41-55-222-0251