Accreditations & Licenses

All processing, testing and storage is done at our laboratory in Los Angeles, by our own team of licensed clinical laboratory scientists.

Accreditation by AABB (American Association of Blood Banks)
Family Cord Blood Services is accredited by AABB (American Association of Blood Banks), which is the “gold standard” accreditation program of the blood banking industry. We are not only accredited for processing and storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells, but also for processing and storage of peripheral blood stem cells.

Registered with the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Family Cord Blood Services is proud to be among the first cord blood banks to have registered with the FDA. Being registered with the FDA provides the “good housekeeping” seal of approval and gives you the assurance you have chosen a credible organization to store your child’s cord blood.

Licensed by PharmaStem Therapeutics
Family Cord Blood Services was one of the first cord blood banks to have obtained the license for the entire portfolio of PharmaStem Therapeutics patents that guarantee we can operate without any potential litigation. PharmaStem Therapeutics holds five U.S. patents for processing and storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells. We are licensed under U.S. Patent numbers 5,004,681, 5,192,553, 6,461,645, 6,569,427 and 6,605,275). Click here for more information.

Certified by CLIA
Family Cord Blood Services is CLIA certified, a federal standard for clinical laboratories to ensure quality laboratory testing.

Licensed by the States of California and New York
Family Cord Blood Services holds a California biologics license and is licensed by the State of New York. We only employ fully licensed clinical laboratory scientists to process your baby’s cord blood solidifying our commitment to the highest quality. The State of New York has always had the most stringent regulations of all states requiring licensing and we are proud to maintain a license by the State of New York for the processing and storing of your baby’s cord blood stem cells.