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Meet the Bankers

A Mid-year Introduction to Hope Bio's Community | Written by Jan Shultis

About six months ago, did you resolve that this would be a new year, and a new "you"? As summer proceeds and coaches in seemingly every field start to ask how we're doing with those resolutions set back in January, maybe it's time for a pivot - what about “new year, same you,” but “now healthier and optimally protected against threats like degenerative disease or catastrophic illness?” If that resonates, welcome to Hope Biosciences, at any time of year!

 

Hope Biosciences uses proprietary technology to culture and expand mesenchymal stem cells, a type of adult stem cell found in many tissues in the body and in the placenta of newborns, to unprecedented volume and levels of viability. Hope Bio cultures fresh treatments on demand for patient use. We have seen our cells at work in nearly 50 FDA-authorized protocols already, including two Department of Defense-supported clinical trials (click here for details).[1] In other words, Hope Bio exists to do exactly what you desire, if you made a new year’s resolution to protect and promote future health and aren't ready to give up on it.

 

Check out this video for an explanation of mesenchymal stem cell therapy we can all understand!

Haven’t heard much about cellular therapeutics with adult cell types? Despite documented efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell therapy over multiple decades, including our own peer-reviewed research, stem cell banking is not yet mainstream, which means it is unlikely to come up in cocktail party chatter. It may surprise, however, to learn who at that same party has banked or is banking their stem cells this year, and why. Hope Bio joyfully counts bankers from varied walks of life, men and women aged newborn to well into their 90’s, from countries around the world. Some seek access to cell therapy today for already diagnosed degenerative diseases and illnesses, and some are eager to prevent development of the same.

 



 

Did you know? Cells cultured by Hope Bio through our proprietary process (referred to in literature as “HB-adMSCs,” denoting “Hope Biosciences adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells”) are and have been employed in numerous university and clinical research organization settings, including through Phase II clinical trials in conditions such as COVID-19 prevention and treatment, “Long Haul” COVID, Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), and traumatic brain injury. Expanded access protocols include nervous system conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, polyneuropathy, and muscular dystrophy; as well as immune conditions such as lupus; chronic musculoskeletal pain, severe osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis; and pancreatic and breast cancers. In 2025, Hope Bio’s cells will also be pressed into use in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and early onset Alzheimer’s Disease.

 

This introduction, then, could be thought of as a virtual party, a celebration of like-spirited individuals seeking better for themselves and their loved ones, just like you. Meet a few members of the hope-filled community you’ll join when you bank your cells:

 

Hope Bio’s first newborn banker


 

Samuel and Olivia, who banked their daughter, Chloe, at the time of her birth, are native Texans who now live in the Bay area of California. Samuel and Olivia placed “ensured wellness” high on their list of priorities in preparing to welcome their first child, and have this to share about why they made the decisions that they did, and do:

 

“We wanted to prepare her for everything. The future is unknown. There’s so many things that a parent can do… but there are other uncertainties in life. In order for us to prepare for that, we looked into and researched stem cells. That was a really easy decision for us. It was something that came naturally without any questions. Obviously, this area of science is relatively new for an attorney—there’s a lot of unknowns, right? There are a lot of questions. That’s when we did our research and we came to Hope Bio. We found a lot of answers.

 

We were looking at banking stem cells, and we knew that with adults, you could bank an unlimited quantity of stem cells, but we weren’t sure if this could be done for newborns. So when we looked around, we found Hope Bio and we asked. Other banks said they possibly wouldn’t be able to, Hope Bio was the first to look into it and said that they could, after doing their research; and, that’s something that I really respect—because of the fact that Hope Bio was willing to do the research, was willing to be at the forefront of this and they just seemed to know exactly what was going on with regards to how it should properly be done. So I think with that in mind it wasn’t a very difficult decision to explore additional opportunities with Hope Bio because of the fact that they are at the forefront, on the cutting edge of all this really impressive research that they’re doing at their lab.

 

It’s like home insurance. I think for us, it’s also the fact that there are so many uncertainties in life and obviously you always want to think of the good things about raising a kid, but you don’t want to think so much about the uncertainties of illness, disease, […] we’re putting it in the back of our heads without really realizing that that is a possibility.

 

The idea of banking stem cells—an unlimited quantity of stem cells—for us, is just that: insurance that hopefully Chloe will never need. But who knows? You never know what’s going to happen; and so for us, if we have that opportunity and chance, why not? You give your child everything that you could possibly give as a parent. This is that one additional thing that you could ensure for yourselves and for your daughter or your son when they’re born.”


  

The families of Hope

 

When casually asked, most will answer that when they think about stem cell banking for families, the prominent visual is of parents banking their newborns. Families, however, take many forms. While newborns are a vital segment of the Hope Bio community, every family member matters.


It is sometimes asked whether stem cells lose potency, efficacy, or are otherwise more difficult to bank or culture with age. While MSCs themselves are not immune to aging, Hope Bio’s proprietary technology has previously enabled successful culturing from a sample as small as a grain of rice (click here to get the full story). At Hope Bio, we have successfully banked individuals well into their 90s, and successfully cultured treatments from those cell banks. The old adage is true, however – the best day to bank, is today.

 

 


The babies of Hope

 

Though we enjoy every family, it cannot be denied that newborns are (not so) arguably the most adorable segment of the Hope Bio community. The parents of these tiny bankers often relay they found Hope Bio searching for practical, proven ways to safeguard the newest members of their family from suspected future challenges, such as a familial history of degenerative disease or rising incidence of many degenerative conditions; unforeseen injury or illness; or to protect them from cases of known possible injury, such as contact sports. Check out the videos below to share in what we’ve learned, how, and why we believe it matters.

 

  

 

Romance lives

 

Couples who bank, though, are endearing in their own right! Stem cell banking makes for an ultra-practical gift with a supreme touch of romance, especially if you promised “in sickness and in health” to another person (that sentence brings a smile to write, but it’s true – if you promised, banking your partner’s stem cells is a foundational way to keep that pledge and set yourselves up for an optimally healthy future). If you are considering banking as a couple, you are in good company.

 


Keep mingling!

 

The introduction is brief, given the wonderful size and complexity of the Hope Biosciences community. Primary take-away: the faces of Hope are many, desiring the same healthy future that you do. Your smile belongs among them, and among us. We look forward to welcoming you.

 

 

 

 

 

[1] Conditions include, but are not limited to” COVID-19, “Post-COVID” Syndrome, Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Alzheimer’s Disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), cerebral palsy, stroke, ataxia, drug-resistant epilepsy, spinal cord injury, polyneuropathy, muscular dystrophy, lupus, chronic musculoskeletal pain, severe osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, diabetes, numerous forms of cancer, and for palliative care. FDA-authorized work continues at multiple academic, hospital, and research locations.

 
 
 

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