Cord Blood Association

What Cord Blood Association does

Cord Blood Association (CBA) was a non-profit professional membership association dedicated to advancing the science, quality, and clinical application of cord blood and cellular therapies. The organization served individual healthcare professionals (clinicians, researchers, and practitioners in transfusion medicine and biotherapies), accredited and non-accredited institutions, and corporate industry partners engaged in the cord blood field. CBA's core offerings centered on community and education rather than technology products: it operated the Cord Blood Subsection, hosted the Cord Blood Connect annual conference, ran mentorship and volunteer programs, and supported a Cord Blood Committee chaired by Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg. Revenue was generated through association membership dues (individuals, institutions, and corporate partners), publication sales (e.g., Standards for Cellular Therapy Services at $204 member / $301 list, Cellular Therapy Handbook at $70 member / $95 list), accreditation-related services delivered in coordination with AABB, and the Corporate Partner Program.

In 2025, CBA was absorbed into AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies), a larger international not-for-profit headquartered in Bethesda, MD. The integration welcomed CBA members into AABB's broader blood and biotherapies community, folded Cord Blood Connect into the AABB Annual Meeting, and established a new AABB Cord Blood Committee to preserve CBA's mission. The merged entity operates a global network spanning transfusion medicine and biotherapies, with revenue streams from membership subscriptions, publication licensing, accreditation services, events, and corporate partnerships. As of the source data, CBA functions as a program line within AABB rather than as an independent operating company.

Name

Cord Blood Association

Website

https://cb-association.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cord Blood Association was a non-profit professional membership association serving cord blood and cellular therapy professionals, institutions, and corporate partners. In 2025 it was absorbed into AABB, continuing its mission through AABB's broader blood and biotherapies network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Healthcare Association

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Professional Organizations (81392)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cell & Tissue Banking (biobanking, cord blood/tissue) (HLAAAGAE), Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

Keywords

• Cord blood banking
• Cellular therapy standards
• Professional membership association
• Clinical education publications
• Biotherapies accreditation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Association membership fees for individuals, accredited institutions, non-accredited institutions, and corporate partners. AABB members receive benefits including discounted rates on publications, eCasts, courses, and the Annual Meeting.
2. Publications and Education Sales: Sale of publications and educational materials including Standards for Cellular Therapy Services, Stem Cell Collection guides, and Cellular Therapy handbooks. Members receive discounted pricing.
3. Accreditation Services: AABB accreditation program for cord blood and cellular therapy programs, providing quality and safety standards certification to facilities worldwide.
4. Corporate Partner Program: Corporate partnership program offering strategic initiatives collaboration, visibility, and field direction influence. Corporate partners receive discounts on consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Cord Blood Association is a non-profit international professional membership association that advances the field of cord blood banking and cellular therapies. It sells educational publications and standards reference materials, delivers accreditation and quality programs for cord blood banks, hosts an annual meeting for the professional community, and runs a corporate partner program that connects industry sponsors with the cord blood sector. As of 2025, CBA's activities have been absorbed into AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies).

Product overview

AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies) offers a comprehensive suite of services for the cord blood field following the integration of Cord Blood Association members. The core offerings include the Standards and Accreditation Program for quality and safety certification, the CABP (Certified Advanced Biotherapies Professional) credentialing program for professional certification, and the Cord Blood Library as a curated resource collection. The organization facilitates professional development through the annual Cord Blood Connect conference (now integrated into the AABB Annual Meeting), the AABB Cord Blood Committee for strategic initiatives, and the Cord Blood Subsection for focused discussions on key industry issues. Additional services include the Assessor Program for accreditation evaluations, the Mentoring Program for early-career professionals, and the AABB Foundation supporting research grants. The AABB Store provides educational publications including Standards for Cellular Therapy Services, Stem Cell Collection primers, and Cellular Therapy Handbooks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CBA Membership (Individual and Institutional)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Cord Blood Association (CBA) integrated into AABB, with CBA members welcomed into the AABB community. AABB continues the mission of the Cord Blood Association, ensuring continuity of key CBA initiatives. Cord Blood Connect was integrated into the AABB Annual Meeting for the first time in 2025, offering expanded educational content and deeper connections across the blood and biotherapies field. AABB is forming a new Cord Blood Committee chaired by Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg to continue the CBA mission.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB): Standards-setting and accreditation body for tissue banking in the U.S., including birth tissues adjacent to cord blood. Comparable as a non-profit membership organization providing accreditation, education, and publications to a related but distinct biologics community.
• Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT): Accrediting body for cellular therapy programs including cord blood banks, with overlapping standards authority and member base. Directly competes with AABB accreditation in the cord blood and cellular therapy facility certification market.
• International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT): Global professional society driving clinical translation of cell and gene therapies, including cord blood applications. Comparable as a membership-based scientific association serving overlapping clinician and researcher audiences in cellular therapies.
• International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT): International scientific society for blood transfusion science and medicine. Comparable as a global non-profit membership association serving transfusion medicine professionals, with overlapping institutional and individual member base relative to AABB.
• World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA): International association establishing standards and registries for unrelated marrow and cord blood donors. Directly comparable as a global non-profit membership body focused on hematopoietic stem cell donor sources including cord blood.

Broad incumbents

• American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT): Larger professional society covering gene and cell therapy clinical translation and research. Comparable as a membership-driven association hosting annual meetings and publishing peer-reviewed work that intersects with cord blood-based therapies.
• AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies): The absorbing parent organization and the dominant standards-setting body for transfusion medicine and biotherapies globally. Directly comparable as both organizations are international non-profit associations serving the same professional and institutional members across blood banking and cellular therapies.
• National Marrow Donor Program / Be The Match: U.S. operator of the largest marrow and cord blood donor registry, providing cellular source products to transplant centers. Comparable as a participant in the cord blood value chain with overlapping stakeholder community, though operating as a registry rather than an association.

Emerging players

• ICCBBA (International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation): Standards body managing ISBT 128 product identification codes used across cellular therapy products including cord blood. Comparable as a non-profit standards-setting organization whose technical infrastructure underpins cord blood banking operations globally.

Regional players

• European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT): Europe-based scientific society for blood and marrow transplantation, including cord blood transplantation. Comparable as an international membership association setting standards and hosting education in overlapping clinical disciplines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cord-blood-association

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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