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• CBR’s Newborn Possibilities Program Provides Cord Blood Banking at No Cost to Families with an Identified Medical Need

  For years, CBR has provided free banking services to families with a pre-existing medical need. Now, we’re excited to expand public awareness of our programs nationwide. The initiative is designed to ensure that a newborn’s stem cells are processed and stored at no cost in cases of identified medical... Posted Mar 02, 2012 Tags: CBR, cord blood stem cells, newborn possibilities program, InsideCBR, umbilical cord blood, Cord banking banking

• Public Broadcasting Report: Banking Cord Blood for Babies at Risk

  The Newborn Possibilities Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative that provides no-cost cord blood collection for babies at high risk for cerebral palsy, was recently featured on the Arizona Public Media website. You can view the 7-minute feature here. The program... Posted Apr 26, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cells, cord blood stem cells, newborn possibilities program, NewsandUpdates, Tuscon Medical Center, Arizona Public Media

• Nearly 200 Miles Across the Desert - Winning!

  They took to the course.  They conquered it and they won.  They didn’t come in first place, or even third place, but they did reach an impressive fundraising mark with pledges surpassing $13,000, all going to the Newborn Possibilities Fund. The twenty-four Cord Blood Registry employees who ran a relay race across 197... Posted Mar 15, 2011 Tags: cord blood, CBR, stem cell, newborn possibilities program, Ragnar Relay

• Newborn Possibilities Program Reaches Its First Goal!

  We’re excited to announce that the Newborn Possibilities pilot collection program at Tucson Medical Center has reached its first-year goal of collecting umbilical cord blood stem cells for 750 newborns. The cord blood collection program was launched by Cord Blood Registry... Posted Mar 09, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cell, newborn possibilities program, InsideCBR, NewsandUpdates, Tuscon Medical Center

• A Journey of Two-hundred and Two Miles Begins With One Cause

  Twenty-four Cord Blood Registry employees will be taking to the pavement, dirt, and trails of Arizona—competing in the 202-mile Ragnar del Sol relay race. But they won’t be running just to get from Point A (Wickenburg, AZ) to Point B (Tempe, AZ). They will be running to raise... Posted Feb 02, 2011 Tags: cord blood, CBR, stem cell, newborn possibilities program, Ragnar Relay, fundraiser

• Opening the Possibilities of New Therapies for Children

  The holidays are a joyous time, especially for children. But that isn’t always the case for families with a child who is injured or ill, especially if there are limited treatment options to address their condition. That’s why the mission of the non-profit Newborn Possibilities... Posted Nov 22, 2010 Tags: cord blood, umbilical cord blood, newborn stem cells, Cord Blood Regsitry, CBR, clinical trials, brain injury, Cerebral Palsy, newborn possibilities program, NPP, ScienceandResearch, InsideCBR

• Newborn Possibilities Fund: Helping Infants Go the Distance

  In our last post, we introduced the Newborn Possibilities Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative launched in... Posted Feb 23, 2010 Tags: cord blood, umbilical cord blood, newborn stem cells, CBR, newborn possibilities program, Arizona, Ragnar Relay, InsideCBR, RealPeopleRealStories, NewsandUpdates