To
achieve its mission, the NMDP searches the Registry -- the largest listing
of volunteer donors and cord blood units in the world; supports patients
and their doctors throughout the transplant process; and matches patients
with the best donor or cord blood unit using innovative science and
technology.----The Hepatitis
C Caring Ambassadors Program (HCCAP), a national nonprofit advocacy
organization, is pleased to announce the Internet release of its new
HCCAP Activist Resource Center at www. An estimated 4 million Americans are
infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), the most common cause of
chronic liver disease and adult liver transplantation in the U.
Increasing hepatitis C awareness is a key mission of the Hepatitis
C Caring Ambassadors Program. And policy makers need to be
made aware of the threat posed by hepatitis C so they can take action
to protect the health of the American people.

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Through a
Network of public cord blood banks, the Center for Cord Blood at the NMDP
makes more than 45,000 cord blood units available to transplant physicians
and their patients -- the largest single listing in the United States.

The NMDP helps people who need a life-saving marrow or cord blood
transplant. To learn how you can help make life-saving transplants a reality for
patients, call Cryobanks International at
1-800-869-8608. Dr.

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Hematopoietic stem cell transplants require matching certain tissue traits
of the donor and patient.org.
Factors that could affect results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements and cause them to materially differ from those contained in
the forward-looking statements include the failure to complete the
acquisition of Cryobanks, and other factors that can be found in BioStem's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be found at
www.

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Cryobanks International's cord blood
donation program has been in operations for over ten years, but has never
accepted cord blood donations outside of the United States. (OTC: BTEM). The user-friendly tools of
the HCCAP Activist Resource Center make it easy to take action and
raise hepatitis C awareness.

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The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP ) has
facilitated more than 21,000 marrow and cord blood transplants.sec.

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"We need to
increase donations from the Hispanic population in order to serve a larger
demographic of patients in need .
Approximately 30,000 new HCV cases are reported each year.

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The Company is a
leader in the collection , processing, and banking of stem cells derived
from the umbilical cord immediately after birth.marrow .

Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program Launches Online Activist Resource Center

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Because these traits are inherited in the same
way as hair or eye color, a patient's most likely match is someone of the
same race or ethnicity.
These statements relate to future events or financial performance and
transactions, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements, to be materially different from those contemplated by the
forward-looking statements. Please visit the HCCAP Activist Resource Center at
www.

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(OTC: BTEM), recently established a
strategic partnership with the NMDP in Puerto Rico in an effort to expand
their cord blood donation program. To improve the chances for all patients to find a
match, more Black and African American, American Indian and Alaska Native,
Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino
potential volunteer donors are needed .

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PRESS RELEASE Cryobanks International Inc. and the National Marrow Donor Program Team to Facilitate Cord Blood Donations in Puerto Rico

"It is our hope that The Puerto
Rican Donation Program will increase the Hispanic representation in the
donor pool by a significant margin," says Brunoehler .org.

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These units are available through the NMDP Registry, which includes more
than 5.gov. People in the community need to understand how to protect
themselves from HCV.

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Brunoehler, President and CEO of Cryobanks
International.

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The units of cord blood
(CB) are processed and stored by the company for use in unrelated
transplants (where the donor is a histocompatible match, but is anonymous
and unrelated to the recipient) and for personal storage and use.

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It connects patients, doctors, donors and researchers to the
resources they need to help more people live longer and healthier lives.

About Cryobanks:

Cryobanks International is a corporation located in Altamonte Springs, Fl,
which is to be acquired by BioStem , Inc.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" by BioStem, Inc. Hepatitis C
currently kills at least 12,000 Americans annually, a number that is
expected to triple by 2010 according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.org
For additional information about the Hepatitis C Caring
Ambassadors Program and the HCCAP Activist Resource Center , contact
Lorren Sandt at 877-737-4372 or lorren@hepcchallenge.

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Cryobanks International, Inc .cryo-intl. There can be no assurance that the acquisition
described herein will successfully close . Users can send
e-mails or letters to their elected officials and other important
policy makers , sign up for electronic notification about emerging
issues in hepatitis C, learn the latest news and information about the
disease, and more.S.

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We undertake no ongoing
obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update these statements.
Hepatitis C is the most common chronic, blood-borne viral
infection in the United States. People infected with HCV need to
know how their disease can be managed.hepcchallenge.

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In
recent years, cord blood transplants (CBTs) have become widely recognized
as a safe, effective, and in many ways preferable, alternative to bone
marrow transplant (BMT).org

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, which
is to be acquired by BioStem, Inc. The donation program
will be available in major hospitals and birthing centers in Puerto Rico,
emphasizing the large demand for minority donations. Cryobanks International is well poised to
help meet that need, equipped with an inventory of over 8,000 cord blood
units.

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OREGON CITY, Ore . The HCCAP
Activist Resource Center is a set of tools designed to increase
hepatitis C awareness and community involvement. People at risk for hepatitis C need to know their
risk profile so they can be tested.

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Registry of cord blood units and the National
Registry for marrow donors. John, Medical Director of
the Caring Ambassadors Program commented, "No one is immune to
hepatitis C.

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5 million volunteer marrow donors and, through partnerships with
international organizations, provides access to an additional 4 million
donors around the world. There is tremendous potential need for CBTs in
the United States and worldwide. Online information is available at www.com or
contact the NMDP at
1-800-MARROW-2, www. The HCCAP Activist
Resource Center will help on all of these fronts .

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It is critical for people with HCV and those
concerned about this crisis to be heard. The HCCAP Activist Resource
Center provides one more tool to help the community have a united
voice.

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The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program believes strongly in
the power of people working together.

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The decision to collect and transfer cord
blood donations from Puerto Rico is an investment that will benefit us all
in the long run," said Dwight C.

The NMDP is the largest U.S. "Awareness is the key to changing the outcome of
the hepatitis C epidemic." said Lorren Sandt, Manager of the
Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program.

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