Capitalizing on Opportunities in Cord Blood Industry Growth (2013 Version)

Capitalizing on Opportunities in Cord Blood Industry Growth (2013 Version)
Aarkstore Enterprise (India), March 26, 2013: The soon-to-launch market intelligence report "Capitalizing on Opportunities in Cord Blood Industry Growth (2013 Version)" reveals strategies for dominating the cord blood banking industry, investigates tactics for global expansion, identifies patterns in regional dominance, and explores methods for investing in the sector.

The report is designed to guide decision-making for the management of global cord blood banks, as well as to advise companies investing in the cord blood banking sector, including venture capital funds and private investors. It differs from "The Complete 2012-13 U.S. Cord Blood Banking Industry Report" (details here) in that it is a strategic overview of how to profit from the global cord blood banking market.

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....