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By Our Staff Correspondent
MUMBAI, MARCH 26 . Reliance Life Sciences (RLS), the biotechnology venture of the Reliance Group, is in the process of setting up its Cord Blood Repository (CBR) and plans to grow the repository to around 30,000 units over the next 2-3 years. "Globally, there are not more than one lakh units of cord blood and we can create the largest repository of cord blood in the world,'' Chandra Viswanathan, Vice President, (Biologics), RLS, told The Hindu. The HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) typing of the blood is to be completed in the next eight months and would be followed by animal testing and matching of donor-receiver. HLA is a protein found on the surface of all human leukocytes and consists of six glycoproteins, the combination of which determines tissue compatibility between donor and receiver. RLS set up a Cell Biology group in Mumbai of which the CBR is part and has to date, collected, tested and stored the cord blood. Cord blood or placental blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta following birth and, once cut, is a valuable source of stem cells. These cells are genetically unique and are considered `master' cells as they create all other tissues, organs and systems in the body. "The stem cell enriched cord blood repository initiative of Reliance Life Sciences is an integral part of our efforts to develop cell-based therapies and, in the process, bring about an era of regenerative medicines to India and to the world,'' according to Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd.
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