An active participant in ongoing cord blood research through the ViaCord Research Institute, ViaCord is owned by PerkinElmer, a global company which is involved in a vast array of industries from related prenatal and maternal screening to pharmaceuticals.
Established in 1995, while they're not one of the cheapest cord blood banks in the industry; they are one of the most experienced, storing over 200,000 units and having been involved in over 180 transplants and transfusions to date.
Customers receive a "Certificate of Cryopreservation" once processing is complete and blood units are in storage. A 100% Quality Product Guarantee means if your child's cord blood is ever used for transplant and fails to engraft - ViaCord will pay $25,000 towards the cost of procuring an alternative source of stem cells.
6, 12 and 48 month payment plans are available to spread out the initial costs (at some extra expense).