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{{Short description|Indian biotechnology company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = LifeCell International
| type = Private
| traded_as =
| foundation = 2004
| hq_location_city = [[Chennai]]
| hq_location_country = India
| area_served = India
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|S. Abhaya Kumar (Founder [[Chairman]])| S. Mayur Abhaya (MD & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| industry = Healthcare Services
| products = Cord blood banking, metabolic screening and other products catering to the mother & child segment
| revenue =
| num_employees =
| homepage = [https://www.lifecell.in/ Official Website]
| logo =
}}

'''LifeCell International''' is an Indian biotechnology company established in 2004.<ref name="b" /><ref name="a">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1=Bureau |title=LifeCell launches community stem cell bank |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/lifecell-launches-community-stem-cell-bank/article9579807.ece |accessdate=6 June 2019 |publisher=The Hindu BusinessLine |date=10 March 2017}}</ref> It runs India's largest stem cell bank and has also diversified into diagnostics and tissue therapeutics.<ref name="b">{{cite news |last1=Pilla |first1=Vishwanath |title=LifeCell rejigs biz |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/lifecell-rejigs-biz-after-centre-restricts-commercial-stem-cell-banking-3030901.html |accessdate=6 June 2019 |agency=CNBC |publisher=Moneycontrol.com |date=11 Oct 2018}}</ref> In 2017 the company launched a community stem cell banking which allows sharing of preserved umbilical cord stem cells among its members.<ref name="a" /> The community stem cell banking is claimed to be among the largest and only one of its kind in India.<ref name="c">{{cite news |last1=Koshy |first1=Jacob |title=In the hope of a cure: can stem cells treat autism? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/in-the-hope-of-a-cure-can-stem-cells-treat-autism/article23543334.ece |accessdate=6 June 2019 |agency=The Hindu |date=15 April 2018}}</ref> It was reported in 2017 that LifeCell had preserved stem cells from 3,00,000 individuals<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sukanya Dutta |first1=Sumi |title=Norms for cord blood banking soon |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2018/apr/22/norms-for-cord-blood-banking-soon-1804635.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903074223/http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2018/apr/22/norms-for-cord-blood-banking-soon-1804635.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |accessdate=22 April 2018 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=New Indian Express |publisher=NewIndianExpress.com}}</ref> in India and was expected to add 60,000 individuals every year in the future<ref name="d">{{cite web |last1=Bhutia |first1=Lhendup G |title=Hardcell |url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/health/hardcell |website= |publisher=Open Magazine |accessdate=6 June 2019}}</ref>

In September 2021 LifeCell secured ₹255 [[crore]] in funding by selling a minority stake to OrbiMed Asia Partners IV.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Neetu Chandra |title=LifeCell International announces ₹225 cr fundraise from OrbiMed Asia Part |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/lifecell-international-announces-225-cr-fundraise-from-orbimed-asia-part-11632223409512.html |work=mint |date=21 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Sunny Sharma who is the senior managing director at OrbiMed Asia will join the board of LifeCell after completion of this transaction.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hariharan|first=Sindhu|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=lifecell: LifeCell raises Rs 255 crore investment - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/lifecell-raises-rs-255-crore-investment/articleshow/86397668.cms|access-date=2022-02-20|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name="VCC">{{cite news |title=Healthcare-focused OrbiMed invests $30 mn in stem cell firm LifeCell |url=https://www.vccircle.com/healthcare-focused-orbimed-invests-30-mn-in-stem-cell-firm-lifecell |work=VCCircle |date=21 September 2021}}</ref>

In 2013, the company raised ₹35 crore in a round of funding led by Helion Venture Partners and in 2017 promoters acquired the stake from Helion for ₹72 crore.<ref name="VCC"/>

The company has recorded it's turnover worth ₹240 crore for 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=V |first1=Narayanan |title=LifeCell is strengthening its diagnostics and biologics business divisions |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/lifecell-is-strengthening-its-diagnostics-and-biologics-business-divisions/article34374326.ece |work=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref>
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==Services==

===BioBank===

BioBank is the name of the community cord blood banking division of LifeCell that refers to the collection at birth, processing, testing, cryopreservation and storage of stem cells from the umbilical cord blood. Cord blood, also called "placental blood", is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta following the birth of a child and after the umbilical cord is cut. During pregnancy, the umbilical cord functions as a lifeline between mother and child. Cord blood is a rich source of haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which are primarily responsible for replenishing blood and regenerating the immune system.<ref>{{cite news |title=LifeCell introduces genetic testing for cord blood samples|url=https://www.biospectrumindia.com/news/78/13332/lifecell-introduces-genetic-testing-for-cord-blood-samples.html}}</ref>

===Self Test Kits===

Lifecell announced the launch of self test kits for screening HPV.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coming soon: First at-home test to screen for cervical cancers in India|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/health/coming-soon-first-at-home-test-to-screen-for-cervical-cancers-in-india-9900411.html}}</ref> It is regarded as India's first at-home [[cervical cancer]] screening test <ref>{{cite news |title=India's first at-home cervical cancer screening test coming soon|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/indias-first-at-home-cervical-cancer-screening-test-coming-soon/articleshow/97174686.cms}}</ref>

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[[Category:Health care companies of India]]

LifeCell International - Revision history

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