Umbilical cord blood units are made available for research studies intended to improve patient outcomes, as stated in the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, Public Law 109-129, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010, Public Law 111-264 , and reauthorized by Congress in 2010, 2015, and 2021 (P.L. 111-264, P.L. 114-104, and P.L. 117-15).
Cord blood banks providing cord blood units for research vary in their requirements regarding use for studies and cost of the units. Most banks will ship units anywhere within the United States.
To acquire cord blood units for pre-clinical or clinical research, contact one of these banks, which are listed alphabetically by state.
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Email: Marcia.Swearingen@choc.org
Telephone: 714-509-9006 Fax: 714-509-4277
San Diego Blood Bank
Email: rtressler@sandiegobloodbank.org
Telephone: (619) 400-8320 Fax: 619-296-5271
StemCyte, Inc.
Email: cbuforresearch@stemcyte.com
Telephone: (626) 646-2500 Fax: 626-430-5797
The Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program (UCBCP)
Email: UCBCP@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Telephone: (toll-free)844-734-cord (2673) (direct) 916-703-9316
University of Colorado Cord Blood Bank, ClinImmune Labs
Email: sabine.stockinger@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-724-1247
Cryo-cell
Email: PBResearch@cryo-cell.com
Telephone: 813- 749-2189
Cord For Life
Email: DHudspeth@CordForLife.com
Telephone: 407-834-8333 Fax: 407-331-3965
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
Email: lchernandez@lifesouth.org
Telephone: 352-224-1737
The Institute For Transfusion Medicine
Email: mwiegal@itxm.org
Telephone: 412-209-7479 Fax: 412-209-7408
J.P. McCarthy Cord Stem Cell Bank at the Karmanos Cancer Institute
Email: dorrs@karmanos.org
Telephone: 313-576-8863 Fax: 313-576-8766
New Jersey Cord Blood Bank
Email: JKing@cbsblood.org
New York Blood Center National Cord Blood Program
Email: ncbp@nybloodcenter.org
Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University Medical Center
Email: ana.valverde@duke.edu
Telephone: 919-668-1119 Fax: 919-668-1183
Cleveland Cord Blood Center
Email: info@clevelandcordblood.org
Telephone: 216-896-0360 Fax: 216-896-0320
GenCure Cord Blood Center, a subsidiary of BioBridge Global
Email: samuel.hillhouse@gencure.org
Phone: 855-326-5764
BloodworksNW
Email: BioProducts@bloodworksnw.org
Phone: 206-568-3637
Featured Resource
Cord blood specimens for non-clinical scientific research studies are also available through the Cord Blood Transplantation (COBLT) Study, funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Umbilical cord blood specimens in the NHLBI Repository
Research Studies: Cord Blood Clinical Trials