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About Ecsponent Biotech As one of the specialised divisions in the Ecsponent equity holdings stable, Ecsponent Biotech invests in products and services that promote the adoption of personalised and regenerative medicine among South Africans to improve their quality of life. Additionally, Ecsponent Biotech focuses on the advancement of children's health, by providing access to affordable, life- saving technologies to everyone who wants to make responsible and informed choices for their children. Investments in several international and local brands combine the technical excellence of leading biotech organisations with Ecsponent's local business expertise. These investments include Cryo-Save (Europe's largest stem cell bank) and Salveo Swiss Biotechnology (Geneva-based leader in predictive medicine). World-class laboratory The Cryo-Save South Africa laboratory is at the heart of these operations. This laboratory, accredited to the highest international standards, is based in Pretoria and has stored thousands of umbilical cord blood and tissue samples for parents since its establishment in 2013. With no public stem cell bank in Africa, the Cryo-Save laboratory provides access to private stem cell processing and storage services in southern Africa. Offerings by ecsponent Biotech In addition to stem cell banking through leading global brands, Ecsponent Biotech offers a growing range of complementary products and services to advance health and quality of life. Why Biotech? Advances in the global medical biotechnology industry are changing the face of medicine. These advances are strongly driven by the developments in personalised medicine - a paradigm based on providing treatments best suited to a patient's unique condition, genetic disposition and other health characteristics. Today, medical treatments are largely chemically based, like pain relievers, antibiotics, antidepressants and chronic medications to manage conditions such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels or thyroid imbalances. Biotechnology on the other hand, is allowing healthcare practitioners to learn more about the causes of disease at a cellular level. These unique insights into DNA and the genetic causes of illnesses are helping patients and doctors to identify and prevent illnesses before they occur, or to find the correct treatment for an individual. ecsbio.com Office hours: Please phone us at +27 87 8080 170 Umbilical cord blood and tissue storage for parents invested in the future of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Putting world class, life-saving stem cell technology within the reach of all South African parents. Professional nurse assists with in-utero and ex-utero collection of cord blood to ensure adequate collection volumes. Verify a mother's omega-3 levels in the third trimester of pregnancy. Omega-3 is linked to improved brain, eye and cognitive development of babies. Verify a mother's omega-3 levels for optimum quality breast milk. Omega-3 levels are dependent on dietary intake - making this test vital for all breastfeeding mothers. Personalised therapy to improve the quality of life of people suffering from severe ocular surface disorders. Information provided by Ecsponent Biotech (www.ecsbio.com) on behalf of Cryo-Save South Africa and Salveo Swiss Technologies South Africa. This is for information and educational purposes only, and should not be construed as healthcare advice. Please discuss this information with your healthcare professional. A full list of references is available on the website and at our offices. Data on file. DOC 9.0.1.105.9.SA V4 Effective date: 20 November 2017