Cord Blood Storage

Benefits of  Donated Cord Blood

When a mother passes prenatal and eligibility tests and donates her baby’s cord blood to Hucord,
Hucord stores it and provides the donor with the right to receive, free of charge, a suitable cord blood unit
from over 80,000 units stored for treatment purposes.

This system is a unique public benefit model of Hucord, which develops treatment technologies
for intractable diseases using donated cord blood, benefiting both donors and non-donors alike.

01
Why Cord Blood Should Be Stored Through Donation

Since an individual’s own cord blood hematopoietic stem cells may carry genetic disease markers, the probability of using one’s own cord blood for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is extremely low at 0.0002%, making it unsuitable for treatment. Therefore, worldwide, private (family) storage of cord blood is rarely utilized and is either prohibited or allowed only under restrictive conditions. Consequently, cord blood should be stored as a donation rather than for private (family) use.

02
The Necessity of Donated Cord Blood

In treating blood disorders like leukemia and genetic diseases, the use of healthy donor cord blood is essential, making the sufficient acquisition of donated cord blood crucial.

03
Hucord's Scientific Donation-Based Storage System

In Korea, most cord blood businesses focus on commercial private (family) storage, which has almost no likelihood of being used for treatment. In contrast, Hucord’s donationbased storage system is a medically proven approach, providing a practical and scientific method for utilizing donor cord blood in treatments.

Cord Blood Storage Procedure

  • Cord blood collection and concentration

  • Microbial and viral testing

  • Storage in safety packs and specialized containers

  • Freezing using an automated freezing device

  • Storage in -196°C liquid nitrogen tanks.

Cord Blood Storage Monitoring

Hucord's Unique Storage Monitoring

Storage facilities are equipped with automatic liquid nitrogen supply systems and temperature management systems to ensure a consistently optimal temperature at all times.