A Message from CBA President: Looking Forward with AABBCord Blood Connect at AABB was a tremendous success, bringing together experts and fostering collaboration across the cord blood and cellular therapy community. As CBA transitions on November 1, 2025, AABB will establish a Cord Blood Committee led by CBA President Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg to continue advancing our mission. Plans are already underway for Cord Blood Connect 2026 in Atlanta, and we encourage all members to join AABB to stay engaged and help shape the future. Read MoreA New Chapter for CBACBA President Joanne Kurtzberg, MD, has announced an important transition: the Cord Blood Association will formally dissolve by the end of 2025, with its mission and priorities continuing under the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB). This move ensures a sustainable future for education, research, advocacy, and global engagement in cord blood and birthing tissues. CBA members are invited to join AABB and its new Cord Blood Subsection, helping shape the next era of innovation and collaboration. Read More
Important Invitation from AABBNow, that mission continues on a broader stage. We invite you to be part of this bright future by joining AABB. AABB pledges to be a professional home for leaders in the cord blood and birthing tissues field. This new era represents an opportunity to amplify CBA’s priorities on a broader platform, ensuring your work and vision continue to thrive, supported by AABB’s global community. As part of this transition, AABB is launching a new Cord Blood Committee, where your expertise and voice will help shape the future of cord blood and birthing tissues. This is your opportunity to lead, collaborate, and influence global standards within a vibrant international network. To make your first steps simple, AABB has created a custom welcome page with everything you need—easy links to explore resources, join committees, and connect with colleagues. Explore the Welcome PageBenefits of Membership
The CBA is an international, non-profit organization that promotes both public and family cord blood banking, with the objectives of saving lives, improving health and changing medicine. Our priorities are advocacy, quality products and services, market expansion, research and development, and public and professional education. If you share these interests, you are cordially invited to join with us. Join TodayInformation for Expectant Parents
Expectant parents are faced with important decisions, even before their baby is born. One of the most important is a life-altering decision about whether to bank their baby’s umbilical cord blood, or donate it to help others. If the precious stem cells in cord blood are not banked, they are discarded as medical waste. There’s no one choice that’s right for all parents. But health care professionals and parents have developed guidelines to help with the decision. Learn More |
