Baby cord blood in the news again!

Welcome, cord blood transplantation is making the headlines once more - have a read here.

Technology firm, hospital in partnership (The Indianapolis Star)
St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers and EndGenitor Technologies, Inc. have established an umbilical cord blood donation initiative — the first time in Indiana a technology firm and a hospital have partnered for this type of program. (Read More)

Cryobanks International CEO, Dwight Brunoehler, Appointed to Board of Directors at Florida's Blood Centers (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
In a meeting held on April 18th, 2007, the Board of Directors of Florida's Blood Centers voted to add Dwight Brunoehler to its membership. Mr. Brunoehler is the CEO and Founder of Cryobanks International, Inc., one of the oldest and largest cord blood stem cell processing and storage centers in the country. Mr. (Read More)

IR BioSciences Appoints Celgene Executive Dr. Robert Hariri to Its Board of Directors (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
IR BioSciences Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has appointed Robert J. Hariri, M.D., Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Hariri is the Chief Executive Officer of Celgene Cellular Therapeutics, a division of Celgene Corp., a world leader in human cellular and tissue therapeutics and a company with a market capitalization of more than $21 Billion. (Read More)

Mary Winkler's complete testimony (The Jackson Sun)
The following is Mary Winkler's complete testimony from her first degree murder trial. On Thursday, April 20, 2007, Mary Winkler was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the death of her husband, Matthew Winkler. He was killed March 22, 2006. Mary will remain free on $750,000 bond pending a tentative sentencing hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. May 18. Due to audio problems during some parts of . (Read More)

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