Lifebank CEO Ernest Stacey offered his congratulations to the Wong family of Vancouver as their stem cell deposit was registered as number ‘10,000’. Ernest Stacey said, “it’s hard to imagine that when we launched Lifebank in 1996 that only 13 years later we would hit this significant event and the number would be achieved with a second deposit from the trusting Wong family.

Chantal, mother of two Emily 2 years and Adam 5 months, expressed her commitment to the health of her children and decision she made to store cord blood stem cells with Lifebank. Ernest Stacey says, “we continue to expand our awareness to Canadian families about how advancements in biomedical technology are available to all families”... Read More

Lifebank Gift Registry
The Gift of Life.

Lifebank offers a way for you to add Stem Cell Storage to your baby’s gift wish list.

Simply print out the gift card sheet and pass the cards to friends and family who would like to help. You can include the cards with your baby shower invites; making it easy for family and friends to give expecting parents the most valuable gift possible... The gift of life.

For more information contact us at 1-888-888-STEM

Visit the Lifebank Gift Registry Page

Gwen Epstein - Laboratory Manager - Lifebank
For the love of Science…

Gwen Epstein is a graduate of UBC with a BSc., major in Microbiology and she is a Immunohematology Registered Technologist. Gwen had two passions as a young girl, studying the bodies building blocks contained in blood cells and tap dancing. An interesting combination where the passion for the microscope won over the passion for the shoes. Gwen’s insatiable appetite for discovery earned her a place on Canada’s first tissue typing program for Renal Transplantation at Vancouver General Hospital.

Gwen has instilled her passion for science throughout her laboratory team of young professionals. The dedicated team provides the 24/7 service of processing and storage of precious cord blood stem cells.

Lifebank Code of Ethics and Standard Operating Procedures are grounded in trust and accountability. The attention to detail is designed to ensure the highest standard in the handling and management of cord blood stem cells.

Laboratory Manager Gwen Epstein is a Program Certified ‘AABB Assessor’ , providing her knowledge world-wide to ensuring compliance at cord blood stem cell banks. Gwen has pioneered her biomedical knowledge at the Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry and DNA HCV/HIV Testing Laboratory at Canadian Blood Services.

About Gwen’s other passion for "tap", you can find her enjoying dance three times per week.

Lifebank is committed to providing leadership in the advancement of cord blood stem cell banking and meeting the stringent criteria of ‘FACT’, ‘AABB’ and Health Canada.

BC Government Officials Tour Lifebank Facility.

On July 23, 2008 BC Health Minister George Abbott, John Nuraney MLA Burnaby-Willigdon, and Phyllis Chuly Executive Director of the BC Medical Services Branch visited Lifebank’s state-of-the art umbilical cord blood stem cell banking facility, located on the BCIT campus. The distinguished visitors were most impressed with the operations and by the technology that they observed.

Lifebank becomes the first Canadian Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank to exclusively use a STERILE FIELD cord blood collection unit.

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