Tonya Bryant Joins Stem Cell Bank LifebankUSA(TM)

Cedar Knolls, New Jersey – October 28, 2006. LifebankUSA(TM) announced today that Tonya Bryant has joined the stem cell bank as Senior Manager, Client Service.

Tonya brings with her a wealth of Client Service experience. She was most recently with Weichert, where she was Inside Sales Manager of the Weichert Lead Network. At Weichert, she managed two inbound/outbound call centers, developed and implemented employee training programs, increased productivity, and led cross-functional teams in pursuit of process and technology improvements.

In her previous roles, Tonya managed the client service group at Cendant Corporation and has worked in client service roles at Reckitt Benckiser and Novartis Consumer Health.

“As a leading stem cell bank, we go to great lengths to make cord blood and placental stem cell banking as easy as possible and to provide the best care possible for each family’s investment,” said Robert Hariri, MD, PhD, CEO of LifebankUSA. “Tonya’s extensive background in the client service world is already adding value to our services.”

LifebankUSA is one of the largest cord blood banks in the world, and has provided cord blood banking services for thousands of families worldwide. LifebankUSA is also the world's first bank to offer families the new option to collect and preserve stem cells derived from the placenta (Placenta•Cord™ banking). In addition to being the world's first Placenta•Cord banking company, LifebankUSA is committed to being at the forefront of research and development to help ensure a more promising future for both placental and umbilical cord blood stem cell therapeutics.

LifebankUSA is registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), accredited by the AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks), and certified by ISO (International Organization for Standardization).

For more information about how you can bank your child’s cord blood with LifebankUSA, visit www.lifebankusa.com.

About LifebankUSA(TM)

LifebankUSA is a leading stem cell bank, providing services for thousands of families worldwide since 1998. LifebankUSA is the first and only stem cell bank in the world to offer its clients Placenta•Cord banking, a service to store both placental and cord blood stem cells. It is the only private bank with multiple, fully equipped facilities that are ISO certified and accredited by the AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks), and its comprehensive research operations are among the largest in the stem cell banking industry. For more information visit www.lifebankusa.com.


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