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LAS VEGAS, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (http://www.cordblood-america.com) (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI), the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells, a biological insurance policy, to families nationwide and internationally, today announced highlights for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The Company believes the period was the most significant and eventful in its history. "If we can...
LAS VEGAS and BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (http://www.cordblood-america.com) (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI), the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life-saving potential of stem cells, a biological insurance policy, to families nationwide and internationally, today announced that all preliminary due diligence is now complete for the acquisition of controlling interest in BioCells, Inc. BioCells is...
LAS VEGAS, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) (www.cordblood-america.com) announced today that it has begun its continuing education program for the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses on the value of cord blood collection as a potentially life-saving resource for treating serious diseases. The first two courses were recently held in Pennsylvania and West Virginia with additional courses planned in various states in the upcoming months....
American scientists have developed "artificial blood" that could soon be used to treat soldiers who are wounded during battle. The artificial blood is created by taking cells from umbilical cords and using a machine to imitate the way bone marrow works to produce mass quantities of usable units of red blood cells. Producing the genetically-engineered blood is known as "˜blood pharming'. The program was launched in 2008 by the Pentagon's experimental sector, Darpa, to find a way to create...
LAS VEGAS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) (www.cordblood-america.com) is pleased to announce that it has been approved to present "The Value of Cord Blood Collection" to registered nurses in any state and offer credit hours. Cord Blood America, Inc. is supporting the Mandatory Continuing Education Law, Act 58, by helping nurses take advantage of planned learning opportunities. This provides nurses access to education, improving their...
LAS VEGAS, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) (www.cordblood-america.com) is pleased to announce that Natalie Curry, the Company's official spokesperson and medically saved by the first umbilical cord blood collection in the world, will discuss how cord blood transplants work. The live Webinar will occur at 2 p.m. Pacific (5 p.m. Eastern) on Friday, July 2, 2010, and can be viewed at http://www.allaboutcordblood.com . Questions can be...
LAS VEGAS and HAMBURG, Germany, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) (www.cordblood-america.com) is pleased to announce that Thomas Kolzau, Hamburg, Germany, an executive with a strong record of success in the medical, life sciences and bio/pharma industries, has been appointed Managing Director of Cord Blood America's 51 percent owned stellacure GmbH, the third largest cord blood banking service in Germany. Mr. Kolzau previously served as...
LAS VEGAS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) (www.cordblood-america.com) is pleased to announce that Natalie Curry, the Company's official spokesperson and medically saved by the first umbilical cord blood collection in the world, will discuss a wide range of topics about cord blood banking live from CBAI's laboratory in Las Vegas. The live Webinar will occur at 3 p.m. Pacific (6 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, and can be viewed...
LAS VEGAS, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) (www.cordblood-america.com) announced today that a new analyst report prepared by Francis Gaskins (www.ipodesktop.com), well known as one of the nation's leading IPO analysts, commented favorably in its Valuation Summary on Cord Blood America's planned new marketing strategy. The new pricing policy, called "Afford-A-Cord," involves lowering the initial cost of storing a baby's stem cells from...
LAS VEGAS, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) (www.cordblood-america.com) co-founder and CEO Matthew Schissler speaks today at a joint media event of the Nevada Development Authority and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority about the economic advantages for Cord Blood America to move from Southern California to Nevada. The event, which features the top leaders of the Development Authority, the Convention and Visitors Authority,...
