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FACT-NetCord is the most important international certification for umbilical cord banks.
Among the five banks in the world, the SSCB is the only private bank in Switzerland to have received FACT-NETCORD accreditation for ten consecutive years thanks to its high security and quality standards.
It differs mainly in its approach to the complete review of the entire process of each biobank.
This certification covers all aspects of stem cells, from collection and processing to storage.
The FACT-NetCord standards are recognized worldwide.

SSCB is the only hybrid biobank in Switzerland that allows parents, thanks to a unique project with the Bern Hospital, to care for their child privately and, if necessary, to make the stem cells available to another person at the same time. Parents only pay the fee for their storage. If the parents decide to donate later, they will be reimbursed 100% of the fee.

SSCB does not offer the preservation of the placenta, because currently: - lack of scientific evidence of the clinical benefit of placental stem cells,
- there is no standard method of preservation of the material,
- better quality stem cells from the fatty tissue of the mother can be preserved. The SSCB already offers this service, - there is no ministerial documentation on diseases that can be treated with these cells (in contrast to umbilical cord blood). Source: https://quimamme. corriere. it/gravidanza/salute/un-giorno-la-placenta-ci-curera
This is an interview with Dr. Ornella Parolini, a professor of biology in Rome who founded an international scientific society, the International Placenta Stem Cell Society (https://www. iplassociety. org/mission).