Abstract Submissions Now Open for Cord Blood Connect

Submit your abstract today for Cord Blood Connect, now part of the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting taking place October 25–28 in San Diego, CA. Abstracts must be submitted through the AABB abstract portal under the “Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies and Immunotherapies” category listed as “Cord Blood” (including cord tissue and perinatal cells). Be sure to follow the AABB Abstract Preparation and Submission Guidelines to ensure your work is ready. The deadline to submit is May 19, 2025.

This exciting new chapter brings our meeting to a larger stage—offering increased visibility, expanded networking, and access to both focused and broader educational content. Registration opens in June, with CBA members receiving the AABB member registration rate. Don’t miss your chance to share your research and connect with leaders in the field!

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Catch Up on the Latest CBA Newsletter

Read the April 2025 CBA Newsletter for a message from the CBA President, regulatory updates, inspiring cord blood transplant stories, industry partner highlights, and more!

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Watch Now: CBA Webinar Recording

Missed 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.

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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.

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Information for Expectant Parents

Parent Information for Cord Blood

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.

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