Stem Cell Banking
Store Your Stem Cells
At the SC21 lab we provide access to new born and adult stem cell banking.
Stem cells are unspecialised cells that have the potential to multiply and grow into many different types of cells throughout the body, from bone to muscle to neuron and beyond. By extracting and freezing cells as young as possible from your own body, and banking them, you essentially safe guard your future.
When your health starts to decline or ageing becomes an issue, you have an answer.
If you start suffering from arthritis, for example, in the future your stored stem cells could be inserted into your joints so healthy cells will multiply and take over, theoretically eliminating your pain. This scenario could be looked at in many conditions.
Types of Stem Cells Banked
Human MSCs (hMSCs) are the non-haematopoietic, multipotent stem cells with the capacity to differentiate into mesodermal lineage such as osteocytes, adipocytes and chondrocytes as well ectodermal (neurocytes) and endodermal lineages (hepatocytes).
MSCs express cell surface markers like cluster of differentiation (CD)29, CD44, CD73, CD90, CD105 and lack the expression of CD14, CD34, CD45 and HLA (human leucocyte antigen)-DR.
hMSCs for the first time were reported in the bone marrow and till now they have been isolated from various tissues, including adipose tissue, amniotic fluid, endometrium, dental tissues, umbilical cord and Wharton’s jelly which harbours potential MSCs.
MSCs hold many therapeutic benefits which can be harnessed in future therapies.
Mesenchymal stem cells have been used across the world in a wide variety of trials which have collected very positive data. With increased understanding of cellular functions and cell-to-cell signalling, more powerful cell based therapies will be developed.
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS) iPSCs are derived from skin or blood cells that have been reprogrammed back into an embryonic-like pluripotent state that enables the development of an unlimited source of any type of human cell needed for therapeutic purposes.
Our iPSC21 program selects skin cells as the preferred cell source for reprogramming to iPSCs due to the robust high efficacy. The skin sample can be easily collected by a 3-4mm skin punch biopsy. After isolation and growth of the fibroblasts, our scientists will perform our mRNA reprogramming protocol for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells.
iPSCs are powerful tools applicable in biomedicine, cell therapy, pharmacology and toxicology. Therefore, the use of iPSCs in stem cell therapy has immense prospects and offer remarkable applications in regenerative medicine.
As iPSCs can differentiate to different cell types, we can generate the required cells for the study or treatment of numerous diseases and determination of drug toxicity.
BioMedical Uses of iPSCs
- Regenerative Medicine Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cells
- Gene Correction in iPSCs and Autologous Transplantation
- Modelling Cancer Pathogenesis & Drug Screening
- Cancer Immunotherapy Tumor-Specific Immune Cells
- Disease Modelling “Disease in a Petri Dish”
What We Provide:
Stem Cell Banking – performed under strict international standards
Mesenchymal Stem Cell banking
Prices starting from: $3200 USD
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Banking
Included:
- Isolation of MSCs (adipose, bone marrow, umbilical or placenta)
- Culture and expansion of MSCs
- Characterisation of cells (COA issued)
- Cryogenic freezing & storage of MSCs
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Banking
Price: $19,500 USD
Induced Pluritpoent Stem Cell Banking
Included:
- Generation of iPSC from skin sample
- Culture and stabilisation of iPSC lines
- Characterisation and Genetic Stability
- Cryogenic freezing & storage of iPSCs