Acquisition of BioCell Lugano, Switzerland
FamiCord Group acquired BioCell Lugano, which includes a modern laboratory in Switzerland. This is another important step towards expanding the scope of activities in western Europe, further enhancing FamiCord’s ability to offer innovative stem cell banking and regenerative medicine solutions across the continent.
The laboratory developed and started to commercialize technology of banking perinatal tissues such as placental villi and amniotic fluid cells. FamiCord plans to further expand BioCell Lugano laboratory capabilities, which currently serves B2B clients in Italy and Egypt. Company plans to expand this activity to offer cord blood banking which currently is not in the scope of BioCell services.