and proprietary techniques to also extract from one cord tissue all stem cells and a supportive bioscaffold, the building blocks of any tissue. They will initially focus their efforts on the Houston Metropolitan Area. They have the advantage of capturing local brand awareness through a variety of marketing strategies and grass roots efforts. In addition, they have access to one of the largest medical communities in the world. They will be able to capitalize on the racial diversity of the Houston market, a significant value to the transplant registries. Donor availability for all patients of a variety of ethnicities will increase as they grow their diverse, public cord blood, cord tissue derived cells™ and cord tissue derived biomatrix™ banking program.