Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) announced today it has entered into an agreement with BancoVida (www.bancovida.com) to offer umbilical cord blood collection services in Puerto Rico and throughout the Caribbean.
The partnership will allow BancoVida and Cord Blood America to educate prospective parents in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean on the value of storing their baby's umbilical cord blood. The stem cells will be stored at Cord Blood America's state-of-the-art facility in Las Vegas.
"We are very excited about our partnership with BancoVida and for the opportunity to assist them in bringing this potentially life-saving service to an underserved area," said Gabby Stinson, Cord Blood America Project Manager.
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