Licensed

In January 2011 Future Health was awarded with a Blood Establishment Authorisation BEA21314 from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) the first cord blood and tissue bank to receive this licence in the UK.

In February 2011 we also had our full Human Tissue Authority (HTA) license renewed license number 22503 / 14-02-11 Back in 2006 we were the first to receive a full Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licence, reference number 11058. The HTA licence was renewed in November 2008 for a further 3 years reference number 22503.

The HTA has now become the Competent Authority in the UK under the EU Tissues and Cells Directives with responsibility for licensing the storage of human tissue. See The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007.

Anyone storing human tissue and cells for therapeutic use must now be in possession of a license from the HTA. (HTA licensed banks).

In April 2010 Future Health became the FIRST EVER cord blood storage operation to receive the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise, recognising our contribution to international trade. We have 23 offices around the world, collecting from over 50 different countries across 4 continents.

Also in 2010, Future Health received the ISO9001:2008 accreditation for quality management for our processes and systems, so parents can be assured that our service and facilities meet the highest standards.