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CORDLIFE GROUP LIMITED
| ANNUAL REPORT 2015
CORDLIFE’S
VALUE TO SOCIETY
PARTNERINGWITH LEADING NEUROLOGIST IN STUDY TO
TREAT CHILD AUTISM
I
n May 2015, Cordlife partnered with autism and epilepsy
treatment pioneer, Dr. Michael Chez from Sutter Medical
Group and Sutter Neuroscience Institute, in the continued
study to treat child autism with the patients’ own cord blood
stem cells stored at Cordlife. In a separate FDA trial, Dr. Chez
has shown that autologous (patient’s own) cord blood stem
cell infusions in children with autism is safe.
Autism
1
is a life-long developmental disorder that affects
1 in every 167 people in Singapore. With over 200 children
2
diagnosed annually, there is a strong need to design an
effective treatment option to enhance disease management
and help patients improve their quality of life. It is Cordlife’s
hope that this collaboration can contribute positively to the
treatment of child autism.
Given our network across Asia, we hope to play our part
in advancing treatment availability in the markets that we
operate in such as Singapore, India, Indonesia, the Philippines
and Hong Kong by working with world-renowned medical
experts such as Dr. Chez. We are hopeful that cord blood
stem cells can contribute positively in the treatment of various
medical conditions including childhood autism, and benefit
families across Asia.
DONATION TO NEPAL FOR POST-EARTHQUAKE
RECONSTRUCTION
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Nepal on
May 12, 2015, leaving many dead and injured. We were
saddened by the tragedy and our hearts went out to all victims
and their families, especially little children who had lost their
families and homes in this disaster.
Cordlife appealed to all our employees, employees’ families
and friends, business associates, partners, clients and well-
wishers to raise funds to aid survivors in rebuilding their lives in
Nepal. The total funds contributed were matched by Cordlife
Group Limited, dollar for dollar.
1 Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterised by social impairments, communication difficulties, and
restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviour.
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, Accessed on September 7, 2015
