Every vial of APEX™ umbilical cord stem cells follows a strict, fully documented process — from a screened, consenting donor to your IV line. No mystery. No shortcuts. Full traceability at every step.
A healthy pregnant mother voluntarily enrolls in a birth tissue donation program and provides informed written consent to donate her placenta and umbilical cord after delivery. This is entirely altruistic — no compensation is provided to the donor.
✦ 100% voluntary donationThe donor undergoes comprehensive medical screening. Requirements are strict — only a small percentage of applicants qualify. Key disqualifying factors:
The baby is delivered via planned Cesarean section in a sterile hospital environment. This controlled method ensures the placenta and umbilical cord are collected under optimal conditions with minimal contamination risk. The mother and baby are entirely unaffected by the collection process.
🏥 Sterile, controlled environmentImmediately after delivery, the placenta and umbilical cord are collected by trained personnel under sterile conditions and placed into a controlled cold environment for transport. Temperature and time are logged throughout — the cold chain documentation begins at this exact moment.
❄️ Cold chain documentation begins hereInside a certified cGMP lab, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are extracted from Wharton's Jelly — the gelatinous connective tissue inside the umbilical cord, uniquely rich in regenerative cells. For APEX IV, the cells are concentrated 4× for maximum therapeutic potency — the highest yield available from any birth tissue source.
🧬 4× concentrated for APEX™ IV ✦ Highest MSC yield of any birth tissueBefore any product is released, it's independently tested by Eurofins DPT (CLIA-certified) and Ohio University Innovation Center. Nothing ships until every test passes:
Approved vials are filled, cryogenically frozen at −80°C, sealed in insulated cryo packaging, and shipped directly to your practice. When the box arrives, the signed Certificate of Analysis is placed right on top of the packaging — printed, signed by the lab director, and ready to verify before you touch a single vial.