Caser health members can enjoy advantageous conditions.

-families who have a policy of health of Caser a discount in Cryopreservation of stem cells from the umbilical cord of their children with Vidaplus

Madrid, February 2011.- stem cell VIDAPLUS Caser health insured offers a special discount on the service of their children’s umbilical cord stem cell cryopreservation for autologous (own or family) use.

Preserved umbilical cord blood stem cells with VIDAPLUS are processed and crioconservan in the lab of German Red Cross in Frankfurt, located in the transfusion Institute of medicine and Immunology. The laboratory of Red Cross, which processed in clean rooms, meets the strict requirements of the German medicines Act (AMG), the Netcord protocols that govern the public banks since 1996 and the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) standards, which guarantees the quality and safety processes.

The service also includes the sending of the kit of extraction of the umbilical cord blood at the home of the prospective parents, the professional collection of the sample at the hospital or maternity leave where take place childbirth and his immediate air transfer to the Bank of stem cells at a time means lower to 24 hours.

Through collaboration with insurers as Caser, VIDAPLUS aims to bring all the families the possibility of Cryopreserved the umbilical cord blood, a valuable source of stem cells that in no case should be discarded.

Cryopreservation in Spain

The Cryopreservation of blood from the umbilical cord for autologous use is regulated in Spain by Royal Decree 1301 / 2006. This regulation sets the units stored at Spain will be available to any compatible receiver, within the network of donors of bone marrow (REDMO). However, if the blood is deposited in other countries is subject to the legislation of those; It is the case of Germany, where the legal representatives of the newborn that has drawn the cord blood can maintain ownership of the sample.

About stem cell VIDAPLUS

VIDAPLUS stem cell is a company dedicated from 2007, to the criconservación of stem cells from umbilical cord for use of own donor or their family members, pursuant to Royal Decree 1301 / 2006. Your could Advisory Committee, comprised of health professionals, brings expertise to make VIDAPLUS the Bank private reference in the sector.

The samples collected by VIDAPLUS are processed and crioconservan in the transfusion medicine Institute and Immunology of Red Cross in Frankfurt, laboratory cells that stores since 1996 under the dictates of the medicines Act, a more stringent regulations at European level.