83. STEMCYTE: www.stemcyteinc.com

StemCyte specializes in stem cell technology such as transplantation therapy, diagnostics, research and development, and genomics. One area of focus is in Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (UCBSCT), a substitute for traditional bone marrow transplantation (BMT). This new technology offers a new avenue of treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients with cancers and genetic diseases. Cord blood transplantation has proven to be effective with over 2,000 transplantations performed to date and shown to be equal to bone marrow transplantation in most aspects, including survival. However, due to the high cost, to date, more than ten years after the first cord blood transplantation, only a few tens of thousands specimens have been banked in the world, mostly by non-profit or government-backed agencies. Therefore, SCI intends to create the largest donor umbilical cord blood stem cell bank in the world. StemCyte's vision is to establish the largest, most genetically diverse umbilical cord blood bank that can provide stem cells for all of humanity.