SINGAPORE — Singapore has asked one of Asia's largest stem cell bank providers to tighten supervision of its processes after improper handling ruined thousands of samples, an official said Wednesday.
SINGAPORE — Singapore has asked one of Asia's largest stem cell bank providers to tighten supervision of its processes after improper handling ruined thousands of samples, an official said Wednesday.Authorities have said Cordlife Group failed to properly store blood taken from the umbilical cord from babies, sparking the fury of thousands of parents.The blood contained stem cells which could be used to treat blood diseases and some cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.
Authorities previously found that 7,500 cord blood units were unusable for transplants because they were exposed to temperatures outside the acceptable limits of below minus 150 degrees centigrade.Cordlife filed a police report in April blaming former staff for 'potential wrongdoing.'The company said in a statement on Tuesday that it was boosting laboratory and technical manpower to prevent future disruptions, among other measures.
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