Human Tissue Act and Regulations

Smart Cells are regulated by the Human Tissue Authority and hold licence number 22522 for the procurement of umbilical cord blood. Please click here to read the Human Tissue Authority guidelines on cord blood procurement.     

Smart Cells' facilities and accreditations

Our UK facilities exceed the highest standards of safety and cleanliness. The laboratory:

• holds an unconditional (substantive) license from The Human Tissue Authority
• is MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority) accredited.
• exceeds all current UK and EU directives and regulations  and is ISO9001:2000 (quality management system) accredited.
• is a fully licensed tissue bank - the largest in the UK - which also stores tissue for the NHS.

We believe we offer our customers a superior level of service.  All procedures are undertaken in a sterile, controlled environment by specially trained staff. We only use our laboratories for processing, including directly associated tests and storage. We do not conduct research on any samples.

Our strict criteria for assessing samples ensures that a successful sample will have a high likelihood to be used for your child if they were to suffer from an illness which has been defined appropriate for a stem cell transplant.