On December 11, 2007 the opening of BIOHELLENIKA’s laboratories in Athens were performed. The laboratories in Athens are the product of the collaboration between Biohellenika and the National Research Institute, called the Precursor Cell Bank of National Research Institute, briefly TAK-EIE.

The constant increase in the number of parents from South Greece, who showed us their preference and trusted us with their children’s stem cells, led to the need to establish laboratories in Athens. With respect to this preference and in an effort to improve the quality of services provided, considering that the time elapsed between labor and cryopreservation is now minimized, Biohellenika initiated this collaboration with the National Research Institute. This collaboration with the National Research Institute has the added benefits of security and assurance of cryopreservation for the next 20 years.

Biohellenika preserves cord blood stem cells at two different locations, after separation into two equal parts, as described in the private contract. One part is preserved at Thessaloniki’s laboratories and the other part at TAK-EIE’s laboratories, which are housed at the Institute’s shelter, one of the safest places in Greece. A specific article in the private contract describes that if for any reason the mother company seizes to operate, preservation of all of Biohellenika’s samples will continue under the responsibility of the National Research Institute.

With this collaboration, BIOHELLENIKA aims to promote its stem cell applications all over Greece and at the same time, make the procedure more user-friendly for the public.