How banking works

Type of Bank	Private: Family	Public: Transplants	Public: Research
Cost to Parent	$1,500 - $2,000  first year cost	Free	Free
Cord Blood Owner	Parents	Bank	Bank
Who uses blood	Baby or immediate family	Unrelated transplant patients  or Scientists	Scientists, maybe patients in clinical trials too
How blood  is used	Related transplants or Cell therapy	Unrelated transplants or  Research or Discard	Research
Income to Bank	Parents	Approx $30K per transplant or sales for research	Sales of cell therapy drugs & devices

Table copyright Frances Verter, PhD 2012