Complete 2012-13 U.S. Cord Blood Banking Industry Report By BioInformant Worldwide LLC
1. Complete 2012-13 U.S. Cord Blood Banking Industry
Report
BioInformant Worldwide LLC
Report Highlight
2. Overview
The cord blood banking industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. There
were only 23 active cord blood banks as of 2005, and now there are 485 worldwide. Cord
blood banks now exist in nearly every developed country, as well as within several
developing nations. That is a 21-fold increase (2,100%) in the companies involved in the
industry, over only a seven year period.
Within the United States, cord blood banks have appeared in nearly every state.
Furthermore, the U.S. cord blood banking industry is the most mature cord blood banking
market in the world, having the: First company to offer cord blood storage (1995)
Early entrant into cord tissue storage (2010)
Largest total number of industry participants (both public and private)
Most number of cord blood units (CBU) stored
Most cord blood units banked proportional to population
This rapid market growth represents both an opportunity to profit, as well as swarming
competition.
Complete 2012-13 U.S. Cord Blood Banking Industry
Report
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PART 1: U.S. Cord Blood Banking Industry - Market Overview & Outlook
Stem cells derived from umbilical blood have been used in more than 30,000 transplants
worldwide to treat a wide range of blood diseases, genetic and metabolic disorders,
immunodeficiencies and various forms of cancer. Additionally, cord blood banks now exist in nearly
every developed country, as well as several developing nations. However, there is still significant
variation within the industry.
First, there is the divide between private and public cord blood banking, in which private
companies serve individual families, while public banks serve the broader public. Additionally, some
cord blood banks receive only units from nearby hospitals and birthing centers, while others allow
mail-in units from a wide geographic region. There is also variation in the services offered by
private cord blood banks, with cord tissue storage emerging as a commercial service in 2010, when
the Cord Blood Registry began offering it, to complement its cord blood banking services. This
trend of cord tissue storage has had a significant impact on the cord blood banking industry, with
nine private U.S. companies now offering the service. Finally, there is also significant variation in
the quality, pricing, and guarantees promised by U.S. cord blood banks.
This section of the report considers the impact of historical events, the importance of key findings
and discoveries on market conditions, and rapidly changing aspects of the industry. It is a roadmap
of where the cord blood banking industry has been, what has shaped it, and where it is going. With
an understanding of these relevant market conditions, the subsequent sections of this report
become “rooted” and relevant.
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