Cord Blood Connect 2025 Joins AABB Annual MeetingCord Blood Connect is evolving! Starting this year, our Annual Meeting will be hosted by the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) alongside the AABB Annual Meeting, taking place October 25-28, 2025, in San Diego, CA. This exciting change offers our community a larger platform, expanded networking, and access to both our specialized education tracks and the broader event. CBA and AABB have a longstanding partnership, and this next step strengthens our collaboration—creating new opportunities for connection, innovation, and growth while keeping our unique community at the center. Registration opens in May, with CBA members receiving a discounted AABB member rate. Stay tuned for more details on registration, abstract submissions, and sponsorship opportunities! Learn MoreWatch Now: CBA Webinar RecordingMissed the live session on Outcomes in Pediatric Cord Blood Transplant for Malignant and Non-Malignant Disease? Watch the webinar recording featuring Cary A. Martinez, MD, and John N. Colgan, MD, DCH, as they discuss the latest outcomes in pediatric cord blood transplants. Gain expert insights on the necessity of transplants, outcomes in minority populations, and recent data on Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) and other non-malignant disorders. Watch the Webinar RecordingBenefits of Membership
The CBA is an international, non-profit organization that promotes both public and family cord blood banking, with the objectives of saving lives, improving health and changing medicine. Our priorities are advocacy, quality products and services, market expansion, research and development, and public and professional education. If you share these interests, you are cordially invited to join with us. Join TodayInformation for Expectant Parents
Expectant parents are faced with important decisions, even before their baby is born. One of the most important is a life-altering decision about whether to bank their baby’s umbilical cord blood, or donate it to help others. If the precious stem cells in cord blood are not banked, they are discarded as medical waste. There’s no one choice that’s right for all parents. But health care professionals and parents have developed guidelines to help with the decision. Learn More |
