CORD:USE Family Cord Blood Bank operations consist of processing and storing a newborn’s umbilical cord blood for the exclusive possible future use by that individual or their family members (cord blood banking or family cord blood banking).

CORD:USE Public Cord Blood Bank operations consist of collection, processing, and storing donated cord blood to be made publicly available (through the National Marrow Donor Program Registry) for patients in need of a transplant (cord blood donation).

The CORD:USE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity dedicated to supporting patients, families and research with the utilization of umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants and therapies.

See CORD:USE in this clip from the movie What to Expect When You’re Expecting which recently aired on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.