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(RANCHO CORDOVA, CA), January 23, 2012-ThermoGenesis Corp.
(NASDAQ: KOOL), a leading supplier of innovative products and
services that process and store adult stem cells, said today,
it had received an initial order for its
BioArchive® System from a new public cord blood
bank that will begin operations in Canada in early 2013.
Canadian Blood Services, a national charitable organization
that manages the supply of blood and blood products in all
Canadian provinces and territories outside of Quebec, will
begin collecting and storing umbilical cord blood stem cells
in Ottawa, Ontario under its OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow
Network, effective April 1, 2013. Following the opening of
this initial location, the organization plans to add three
additional collection sites in Toronto, Ontario; Vancouver,
British Columbia; and Edmonton, Alberta, as well as a second
storage facility in Edmonton in 2014. This will represent the
first national public cord blood bank in Canada.
The BioArchive System is an automated cryogenic device used
by cord blood stem cell banks in more than 30 countries for
cryopreserving and archiving cord blood stem cell units for
transplant.
"We are very pleased to be working with Canadian Blood
Services as they begin this highly worthwhile effort that
will benefit all Canadians. The BioArchive has been the
leading-edge technology for cord blood banks throughout the
world for many years and we look forward to assisting in the
roll out of this major program in Canada," said J. Melville
Engle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
ThermoGenesis.
"Given the growing use of stem cells to treat a wide variety
of diseases, the creation of a national, public umbilical
cord blood bank represents a much needed national healthcare
resource that will provide life-saving treatments. The
BioArchive represents best-in-class technology for the
preservation and storage of stem cells from cord blood and it
will be an integral part of our facilities' infrastructure,"
said Ian Mumford, Chief Operating Officer of Canadian Blood
Services.
About Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the supply of blood and blood products in all Canadian provinces and territories outside of Quebec. Canadian Blood Services also oversees the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, and provides national leadership for organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Canadian Blood Services operates 43 permanent collection sites and more than 20,000 donor clinics annually. The provincial and territorial Ministries of Health provide operational funding to Canadian Blood Services. The federal government, through Health Canada, is responsible for regulating the blood system. For more information, please visit our website, www.blood.ca.
About ThermoGenesis Corp.
ThermoGenesis Corp. (www.thermogenesis.com) is a leader in
developing and manufacturing automated blood processing
systems and disposable products that enable the manufacture,
preservation and delivery of cell and tissue therapy
products. These include:
