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Press Releases
| August 2009 |
| August 2009 |
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| Cooper Clinic Banks On Prevention With Adult Stem Cell Storage
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Partnership with AssureImmune Takes Preventive Medicine to the Next Level by Offering Stem Cell Banking for Patients’ Future Use.
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DALLAS (August 17, 2009) – Cooper Clinic, a pioneering and innovative preventive medicine clinic, announced today that patients and the public now have the option to store their stem cells through a partnership with AssureImmune, an adult stem cell collection and preservation company. The step takes prevention to the next level by allowing patients to bank and access their stem cells should they develop a disease later in life.
“We have long advocated and encouraged people to take responsibility for their own health,” said Tedd Mitchell, M.D., president and CEO, Cooper Clinic. “Living a healthy lifestyle is imperative, but we know that age and genetics can take over. Stem cell storage provides people an important preventive medical choice to live a longer, better life.”
There are more than 70 diseases that can be treated with adult stem cells, the active agent in bone marrow, including leukemia, anemia, blood cancers and immune system dysfunctions. There are thousands of clinical trials currently underway in the U.S. with more than 700 of these trials in final Phase III evaluation for adult stem cells therapies for the treatment of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, orthopedic conditions, autoimmune diseases and more.
“Stem cells age just as we do, so it is critically important for individuals to bank early, while they are healthy,” said Connie Araps, Ph.D., AssureImmune vice president of strategic planning and business development. “While physicians have been conducting adult stem cell transplants to treat debilitating conditions for more than 40 years, it is exciting that new therapies are on the horizon that could dramatically improve people’s health. Many of these therapies are already approved and used effectively in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.”
In addition to being derived from bone marrow, adult stem cells can be collected at birth from umbilical cord blood and throughout an adult’s life from a blood sample. While the highest number and healthiest stem cells are produced at younger ages, adults in their 70s can store viable stem cells if they meet certain health guidelines. The best source of stem cells is an individual’s own banked cells, guaranteeing availability and an identical match.
Cooper Clinic patients and members of the public who elect to store their stem cells must first make an appointment for a consultation. A technician draws blood and sends it to AssureImmune where the stem cells are isolated, carefully frozen in liquid nitrogen, and stored in a secure cryogenic bank for as long as the donor chooses. Undisturbed, stem cells can be safely frozen for many decades. The initial cost for one adult collection and a year of storage is $2495, with a $349 annual storage fee. Additional options are available.
“You can’t put a price on prevention,” adds Dr. Mitchell. “Invest in your health—the sooner the better.”
Note: Cooper Clinic and AssureImmune are not involved in the collection or banking of embryonic stem cells.
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| November 2008 |
| November 2008 |
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| Strategic Alliance with Cenegenics
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AssureImmune, An Adult Stem Cell Collection and Preservation Company,Announces Strategic Alliance with Age Management Medical Services Leader: Cenegenics
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Boca Raton, FL, November 3, 2008 / (Business Wire)—AssureImmune LLC, a company specializing in collecting and preserving adult stem cells, today announced a strategic alliance with leading age management company, Cenegenics. The alliance pairs Cenegenics, a pioneer in age management medical services, with AssureImmune, a leading player in adult stem cell banking with strategic positioning in the rapidly burgeoning stem cell therapy market.
With both companies sharing a common goal of educating the health-conscious individual about being proactive with medical choices in order to live a longer, better life, the alliance enables Cenegenics to broaden its services by adding adult stem cell collection and banking to its network of physicians and medical institutes, and ultimately to their patient base, while expanding AssureImmune’s market education and reach.
”People need to know that stem cells age just as we do, and thus it is critically important for individuals — regardless of age — to bank while they are healthy,” noted Connie Araps, Ph.D., AssureImmune Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development. “That is why we at AssureImmune are excited about teaming up with Cenegenics, the cornerstone of age management medical services.”
Cenegenics provides age management medical services that include thorough patient histories, physical examinations, laboratory analyses, nutrition and lifestyle counseling, and focus on exercise, nutrition and hormone optimization to prolong healthy living and prevent chronic illnesses.
AssureImmune focuses on enabling its clients, and now those of Cenegenics, to have the resources for advanced preventative medicine by being proactive throughout one’s life and about optimizing vitality and personal health. It is the only stem cell bank in the world that uses state-of-the-art automated equipment to collect, test and preserve stem cells from newborn cord blood, and the blood of older children* and adults. These adult stem cells are banked for use in personalized immunological and regenerative therapies to sustain vitality and treat disease.
“Adult stem cell transplants from bone marrow or cord blood have been used by physicians for more than 40 years to treat debilitating conditions like leukemia, anemias, and immune system dysfunctions, and the benefits of adult stem cell therapies increase daily,” said Araps, Today, there are thousands of clinical trials currently underway in the U.S. with more than 700 of these trials in Phase III for adult stem cells therapies for the treatment of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, orthopedic conditions, etc.
“Stem cell therapies are becoming mainstream,” added Araps, “and so together with Cenegenics, we have a unique opportunity to conveniently provide their clients with collection and banking services that can extend good health and vitality throughout their lives.”
The strategic alliance announcement precedes the Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG) annual conference to be held November 6-9, 2008 at the Red Rock Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada. AssureImmune’s Dr. Araps is presenting a seminar at the conference on “Adult Stem Cell Clinical Applications for Age Management Medicine” to age management physicians interested in adding stem cell therapy to their practice. For more information on the conference or registration, please visit www.agemed.org.
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| February 2008 |
| February 2008 |
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| AssureImmune, an Adult Stem Cell Collection and Preservation Company, Launches Premier Services in South Florida
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Boca Raton, FL, February 5, 2008 / (Business Wire)—AssureImmune LLC, a company specializing in collecting and preserving adult stem cells, today announced its launch of premier banking services in South Florida. AssureImmune, which began in early 2007, is one of the few adult stem cell collection and preservation companies in the world that uses state-of-the-art automated equipment to collect, test and preserve stem cells from newborn cord blood, children and adults.
Consumers have been participating in umbilical cord blood collection since 1992. In fact, today approximately 10% of newborns in the U.S. have their cord blood stored by parents who understand its value as a rich source of stem cells. We are in a unique position to offer our services to entire families‖ said Connie Araps, Ph.D., Vice President of Operations and Business Strategy for AssureImmune. ―Doctors have been using adult stem cells, the active agents in a bone marrow transplant, for over 40 years to treat leukemia, anemias, and immune system dysfunctions. Today, there are over 700 clinical trials currently underway in the U.S. alone solely focusing on regenerative therapies using cord blood and adult stem cells to treat heart disease, cancer, and diabetes among others ‖ said Araps.
Why Bank Today?
Like life insurance, bioinsurance is an investment in the future – you must collect and preserve your adult and cord blood stem cells when you are healthy
If your family has a history of heart disease, diabetes or neurological disorders, etc.
To have perfectly matching stem cells ready to potentially treat damage from a heart attack or stroke
There is only one chance to store infant cord blood - it’s unique
The benefits are no longer limited to newborns – children and adults can collect and preserve their stem cells too
Never have to wait months for partially matching stem cells from a public bank
For minorities there is less than a 10% chance of finding matched adult stem cells from a cell bank
Public banks cost you up to 6 times more than storing your own cells today
Bioinsurance - banking your adult stem cells and your family's stem cells – will become as important as health and life insurance. ―We believe regenerative medicine is the future of healthcare. You need to take a proactive approach to protect you and your family’s health just as you do to protect your family’s wealth. At AssureImmune, our vision is to collect and preserve your stem cells today for harnessing the regenerative power of the human cellular and immune systems tomorrow. Based on the promise and success of over 700 U.S. clinical trials tomorrow may be right around the corner‖ said Araps.
AssureImmune’s premier service philosophy is to process blood as gently as possible in a sterile, closed system to ensure that the final concentrate of healthy stem cells is preserved in its natural environment rich in immune system cells and other important blood components. The adult stem cell collection process begins with a simple and safe blood draw similar to providing blood for laboratory testing. For newborns, blood is collected from the umbilical cord at the time of delivery.
AssureImmune’s Management Team and Scientific Advisory Board feature leaders from the blood banking and scientific community. ―AssureImmune always strives for the best when collecting, testing and processing an individual’s adult stem cells. What differentiates AssureImmune from other companies is its scientific depth and commitment to excellence‖ said Ronald O. Gilcher, M.D., F.A.C.P., AssureImmune’s Medical Director and a Scientific Advisory Board member. AssureImmune’s advisors include some of the world’s leading scientists, physicians and blood banking professionals to ensure that the company provides the best possible service to its clients and the most up-to-date information on the ever-changing world of regenerative medicine.
Ruth Arnon, Ph.D. – Internationally renowned immunologist, the Paul Ehrlich Chair in Immunology at the Weizmann Institute and a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences
Jacques Banchereau, Ph.D. - W.W. Caruth Jr. Chair in Organ Transplantation and Immunology and Director of the Baylor Institute of Immunology Research
J. Donald Capra, M.D. – Scientific Advisory Board Chair, President Emeritus of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Ronald O. Gilcher, M.D., F.A.C.P. - Medical Director and former CEO of the Oklahoma Blood Institute, one of the largest independent regional blood centers in the U.S.
David Gury - Former Chairman/CEO of Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, and founder of BioFlorida
Joshua Michael Hare, - M.D. F.A.C.C., Chief of the Division of Cardiology, Louis Lemberg Professor of Medicine, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Director of the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Markus G. Manz, M.D., - Research Group Leader at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (Bellinzona, Switzerland)
Donny Strosberg, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Infectology - Scripps FL
Dov Zipori, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Molecular Cell Biology at the Weizmann Institute
About Your Stem Cells
After we are born, stem cells found in the umbilical cord are said to be highly unique, potent and versatile. Stem cells continue to be produced in bone marrow and circulate naturally throughout our blood stream, tissues and organs - these cells are considered to be Adult Stem Cells (ASC), regardless of the age of the person. You can collect adult stem cells from a child or an adult. They are unique in that they can renew indefinitely and, when necessary, differentiate to yield specialized cell types. ASC circulate naturally in blood and tissues throughout our lives to maintain the blood and immune systems and repair and regenerate the various tissues and organs in which they reside. For more information on adult stem cells, please visit the ―About Adult Stem Cells‖ section of our website. |
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