Helixa’s Stem Cell Banking
Helixa Cruises is revolutionizing regenerative medicine by launching the world’s first stem cell and tissue bank on a cruise ship. This groundbreaking initiative involves collecting stem cells globally, processing them at a secure European facility, and storing them both on the ship and on land.
Operating in international waters offers numerous advantages, including a guaranteed 36-hour global delivery time for urgent medical needs and greater regulatory flexibility due to fewer legal restrictions compared to land-based facilities. The ships’ isolated location enhances security, protecting stored stem cells from theft or tampering, while its strategic positioning allows for rapid global accessibility. Additionally, the floating facility remains resilient to political instability and other land-based disruptions, ensuring continuous operation.
Onboard, state-of-the-art medical facilities enable cutting-edge treatments, allowing patients to receive advanced therapies at sea. The global collection of stem cells creates a diverse repository with a wide range of genetic profiles, facilitating personalized medical solutions.
Privacy is also a key advantage, as offshore storage ensures secure protection of patient data away from populated areas. Furthermore, by serving as a centralized hub for stem cell storage and research, Helixa Cruise’s fosters global collaboration and accelerates medical breakthroughs.
Combining innovation, security, and accessibility, Helixa is setting a new benchmark in healthcare, ensuring that stem cells are available anytime and anywhere.
Why Choose Stem Cell Banking?
Stem cells are the foundation of life, with the unique ability to develop into various cell types. By banking stem cells, you create a lifelong, potentially life-saving resource for you and your family. Our maritime-based service offers global access, safety, and advanced therapies, ensuring your investment in health is unmatched.
In addition to cord blood, our facility also supports the collection and storage of stem cells derived from bone marrow and adipose tissue (fat cells). These stem cells have regenerative capabilities and are used in cutting-edge treatments for various conditions, including orthopeadic injuries, autoimmune disorders, and degenerative diseases. By storing multiple types of stem cells, you expand the potential for future medical applications.
Umbilical Cord and Cord Blood
The umbilical cord connects a baby to its mother during pregnancy, delivering oxygen and nutrients. Cord blood, found in the umbilical cord and placenta, is rich in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). These cells can regenerate blood and the immune system, treating over 80 diseases like leukaemia, anaemia, and genetic disorders.
Cord Blood Banking
Cord blood banking is when your baby's umbilical cord blood is collected and stored after delivery. This cord blood contains valuable stem cells that help treat life-threatening diseases. Cord blood banks analyze and process the cord blood it receives. Everyone's blood and cells can be assigned characteristics to enable stem cells to treat a disease.
Advantages of Stem Cells
Medical stem cell treatments are revolutionizing healthcare by offering regenerative solutions for a wide range of conditions. These therapies use stem cells' unique ability to repair, replace, and regenerate damaged tissues, providing hope for patients with conditions such as neurological disorders, cardiovascular diseases, orthopedic injuries, and autoimmune conditions.
Stem cell treatments have shown promising results in restoring function, reducing inflammation, and accelerating healing, making them a breakthrough in modern medicine. With advancements in research and technology, stem cell therapies continue to expand, offering personalized and minimally invasive treatment options that improve quality of life and redefine the future of medicine.
Why Save your Child’s Cord Blood with Helixa
Unrestricted global access - free from jurisdictional limitations.
Life-saving potential - effective in treating numerous diseases.
Advanced therapies - access to cutting-edge treatments onboard.
Family and public use - with HLA typing, your donation can help save others.
Diverse stem cell types - cord blood, bone marrow and adipose derived cells.
Safe and painless procedure - risk-free for both mother and baby.
End-to-end service - from collection to purification and storage.
Advantages of Dual storage with Helixa Cruises
The collected stem cells are transported to our cutting-edge laboratory in Europe for processing and initial preservation. From there, they are securely transferred to our revolutionary facility onboard the cruise ship, ensuring redundancy, safety, and long-term viability.
Why have Two Facilities?
Enhanced Security: dual-location storage safeguards against unforeseen events, such as natural disasters or technical issues, affecting either facility.
Advanced Technology: both the European lab and the cruise ship are equipped with cutting-edge cryopreservation systems, ensuring the highest standards of quality and care.
Global Accessibility: the cruise ship’s mobility allows Helixa to deliver stored stem cells within 36 hours, anywhere in the world, providing timely access for critical medical needs.
Benefits of the Cruise Ship Facility
Revolutionary Stem Cell Hospital: the ship features the world’s first hospital dedicated exclusively to stem cell therapies, offering treatments for conditions like spinal cord injuries, blood disorders, immune deficiencies, and degenerative diseases.
Global Mobility: as a floating medical destination, the cruise ship brings life-changing therapies to underserved regions.
Cutting-Edge Research: the onboard research centre collaborates with leading scientists and medical professionals to pioneer new advancements in stem cell science.
Luxury Meets Care: alongside its medical mission, the ship includes luxury amenities such as duty-free gold, diamonds and premium branded products, a grandeur casino, and nightclub, creating a unique blend of healthcare and leisure. The collected stem cells are transported to our cutting-edge laboratory in Europe for processing and initial preservation. They are then securely transferred to our revolutionary facility aboard the cruise ship, ensuring redundancy, safety, and long-term viability.
Properties and Advantages of Stem Cell Banking
Differentiation Potential
Stem cells can differentiate into various specialized cell types, depending on their potency (e.g. pluripotent, multi-potent, or unipotent).
Clonality
A single stem cell can generate a population of identical daughter cells, ensuring the continuity of specific cell lineages.
Self-Renewal
Stem cells have the ability to divide and replicate indefinitely while maintaining their undifferentiated state.
Homing and Regeneration
Stem cells can migrate to damaged tissues and contribute to repair and regeneration by differentiating into the necessary cell types.