Preservation of umbilical cord stem cells for just one euro a day.

Madrid, January 2012.- stem cell VIDAPLUS, company dedicated to the criconservación of stem cells from umbilical cord to use autologous (own or family) has launched new discounts and flexible methods of payment from a euro a day to bring this option to all prospective parents, regardless of their financial situation.

The therapeutic potential of stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood makes their extraction and cryopreservation, after the birth of a baby, a unique opportunity. Surrounding 25,000 Spanish families decide annually storing the blood from the umbilical cord of their children in a private bank for possible use of the child or of a compatible relative; However, access to a maximum quality service carries a financial outlay which, in the current scenario, not all families can afford.

Aware of this situation, VIDAPLUS stem cell has decided to launch three new modes of payment and financing to enable families to choose one that best suits their needs and circumstances and benefit from significant discounts:

-standard payment: payment of the service of cryopreservation, with corresponding discounts (on the basis of agreements with private health insurance and collective)(, by multiple birth, and so on), and annual disbursement of the annual fee for maintenance of the sample of stem cells.

-Plan 1 euro a day: first payment of € 400 after Cryopreservation of stem cell sample and payment of 200 € per year during the first twenty years of recruitment, including the annual quotas of maintenance.

-Special discount for single payment: application of a reduced price for cryopreservation and maintenance of the sample during the 20 initial years of hiring.

Cryopreservation of stem cells with the guarantee of German Red Cross

The adjustments in the prices of VIDAPLUS stem cell do not involve any change in the contractual conditions or quality in Cryopreservation of stem cells, supported by a reliable institution and solid experience as a German Red Cross. The transfusion medicine Institute and Immunology of Red Cross in Frankfurt, where processed and deposited the stem cells from umbilical cord crioconservadas with VIDAPLUS, boasts more than sixty years of experience in the field of Hematology and retains this type of biological samples since 1996 under the Netcord protocols that govern the public banksas well as to meet the demanding requirements of the German medicines Act and the standards of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices, good manufacturing practices) quality.

VIDAPLUS works with the maximum guarantees of quality, traceability and safety in the process of extraction, transport and Cryopreservation of the umbilical cord blood, following the same procedures as the public banks, and is the only company of cryopreservation which has been accredited by the ministries of health in all the autonomous communities which have regulated this practice so far. All these factors make VIDAPLUS stem cell synonym of quality, safety and future.

Stem cell VIDAPLUS about

VIDAPLUS stem cell is a company since 2007, dedicated to the criconservación of stem cells from umbilical cord for use of the own donor or their relatives, under Royal Decree 1301 / 2006. Its Scientific 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 that processes stem cells for the public German system since 1996 under the strict dictates of the drug Act (AMG), the protocols Netcord governing public banks and the standards of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) quality(, Good manufacturing practices), within a prestigious hospital in hematology. in addition, VIDAPLUS has among its partners with Cord Blood America, Inc. (CBAI), third company in the world dedicated to Cryopreservation of stem cells from umbilical cord, which strengthens the quality and rigour of its services thanks to its extensive experience.