Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
Lifebank is an emerging company in the biomedical field. From its facilities in Burnaby, British Columbia, Lifebank provides processing and cryogenic (ultra low temperature) storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells for private clients. The company has successfully stored stem cell samples for clients in Canada and world-wide. The umbilical cord blood of a newborn contains a high concentration of stem cells – the building block of both the blood and immune systems. Unlike the controversial practices of using embryonic cells to grow human tissue, the collection of blood stem cells from the umbilical cord is an ethical, painless, and efficient means of preserving some of nature’s strongest defenses against ( www.lifebank.com )
Lifebank Cryogenics Corporation
Suite 200 4475 Wayburne Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4X4
Canada
Tel: (604) 738-2722