The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)	www.marrow.org
The National Marrow Donor Program® helps people who need a life-saving marrow or blood cell transplant. We connect patients, doctors, donors and researchers to the resources they need to help more people live longer and healthier lives. To achieve our mission, we: Search our Registry – the largest listing of volunteer donors and cord blood units in the world. Support patients and their doctors throughout the transplant process. Match patients with the best donor or cord blood unit using innovative science and technology. The NMDP has a growing Network of cord blood banks, comprised of major U.S. banks and international partners. Our Network provides a single-point of access to the largest listing of cord blood units in the United States. For more information about the cord blood program of the NMDP, visit: http://www.marrow.org/NMDP/cord_blood_bank_list.html
The European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)	www.ebmt.org
The EBMT is a non-profit organization based in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, that was established in 1974 in order to allow scientists and physicians involved in clinical bone marrow transplantation to share their experience and develop co-operative studies. The EBMT aims to promote all aspects associated with the transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells from all donor sources and donor types including basic and clinical research, education, standardization, quality control, and accreditation for transplant procedures. The EBMT has been active in cord blood transplantation. The EBMT has over 2,000 individual members from more than 500 centers all over the world. The on-line membership list is continuously updated and may be reached from the Home Page by clicking on Membership and then on Membership List, or go to: http://www.ebmt.org/ebmt/members/search4b.htm
Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW)	www.bmdw.org
BMDW lists participating bone marrow donor and cord blood registries worldwide. Included in the list are cord blood banks.  http://www.bmdw.org/index.php?id=35
The Caitlin Raymond International Registry (CRIR)	www.crir.org
CRIR lists participating International Donor Registries and Cord Blood Banks (go to Donor Sources from Home Page
The International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry/ Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR/ABMTR)	www.ibmtr.org
The IBMTR/ABMTR lists transplant centers throughout the world and other information. However, there is no indication as to whether or not the centers do cord blood transplants.
CIBMTR	www.cibmtr.org
The Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) unites and builds on the strengths of two leaders in the field of blood and marrow transplantation: the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and the Medical College of Wisconsin's International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR/ABMTR). This partnership will make it easier to design, conduct and support clinical studies that involve large numbers of patients from multiple transplant centers - the types of studies that are needed to answer critical questions in the field of blood and marrow transplantation. The Center is committed to increasing application and access to cellular transplant therapy, as well as improving outcomes. The ultimate goal is to help more transplant patients live longer, healthier lives.
Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)	www.factwebsite.org
This site contains useful information about accreditation and provides links to other relevant organizations. Information about NETCORD/FACT cord blood bank accreditation procedures may be found at : http://www.unmc.edu/Community/fahct/NETCORD_Accreditation_Procedure.htm
American Society for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT)	www.asbmt.org
The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) is a national professional association that promotes advancement of the field of blood and bone marrow transplantation. ASBMT members are both in clinical practice and in research.
BMTnet	www.bmtnet.org
BMTnet is a portal to blood and marrow transplantation resources on the World Wide Web, sponsored by seven international blood and marrow transplant organizations. Developed to allow the access of information easily and efficiently.
World Marrow Donor Association	www.worldmarrow.org
WMDA is a voluntary organisation of representatives of stem cell donor registries, cord blood banks, other organisations and individuals, with an interest in hemopoietic stem cell transplantation. It provides a forum for mutual discussion of all issues regarding the clinical use of hemopoietic stem cells from unrelated donors across international boundaries. These discussions, which take place in working groups, make it possible to formulate guidelines on for example logistics, quality control, accreditation, ethics, finances, information technology and registry accreditation.
Presentations from the 7th International Donor Registry Conference and Working Group Meetings, 16-19 April 2008 in Bern Switzerland	www.wmda2008.org
The 2008 WMDA meeting in Bern / Switzerland gave the Swiss Blood stem cells the opportunity to suitably celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Swiss registry together with its partners from other countries and their representatives. Back to Top