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This is great! Couple of questions… - Who owns the stem cells/blood? - Can I move them to a different bank in the future if I choose to?

• pkukp9 5y ago
  Parents sign an agreement with us that it's their property! You could, but it would be costly. There's not really ever a reason to. May as well have it stay put. Cryopreservation is cryopreservation.
  • bradly 5y ago
    > There's not really ever a reason to. I thought the pricing was a monthly subscription. In that case I would want to be able to transfer to a similar, but more affordable option in the future if that becomes available. Also 23andMe was purchased by an advertising company, so there is some precedent to be concerned with. > All biological goods stored with Anja will stay in our New Jersey lab regardless of what happens to Anja as a business. Can you explain this more? How is this guaranteed in the contract?
    • pkukp9 5y ago
      Oh I see. Yeah I think it depends on which bank youre working with. They may have their own policy! We have an insurance guarantee :)
      • bradly 5y ago
        > We have an insurance guarantee What does this mean?
    • Grustaf 5y ago
      Perhaps they are using an outside firm to do the actual harvesting and storing, and Anja is just handling marketing and financing? I think that would explain a lot of the comments, including this one.