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2022 Advanced Therapies Week Audiogram

February 18, 2022

  Live from Phacilitate’s 2022 Advanced Therapies Week in Miami, Florida Take a moment to watch the audiogram of Cate Dyer, CEO & Founder of StemExpress, speak on the importance of partnerships in cell therapy at Phacilitate’s 2022 Advanced Therapies Week.   Picking the Right Partner from Product and Process Development Through Commercialization Qualifying how you choose your raw and starting material provider Increase your commercialization success rates through standardized methods, access to a diverse and recallable donor pool, and reduce outcome…

Biocom California Member Spotlight

February 18, 2022

Biocom California recently sat down with Cate Dyer, CEO & Founder of StemExpress to hear what it took to bring her vision to life and how the company built an end-to-end COVID-19 testing solution in a matter of weeks from the very beginning of the pandemic. The article discusses (1) the roots of StemExpress, (2) Cate’s vision for the future of the industry and the role of StemExpress in supporting this future, (3) the importance of building a culture in your company;…

Los Rios Colleges Partner with CGT Global to Provide COVID-19 Testing Sites on Campus

April 14, 2021

  The Los Rios colleges, including American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake and Sacramento City colleges, have partnered with biomedical company StemExpress to provide COVID-19 testing sites for employees, athletes, students and the community at each of the college campuses. Employers can also use these sites as they begin to bring back their workforce. In most cases, there are no out of pocket testing costs for the individual. “We understand the important role these academic institutions have on our community. Some of…

CGT Global Opens Facility In Northern Nevada

April 14, 2021

RENO, Nev., April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CGT Global is excited to announce the opening of its eighth facility and newest location in Reno, Nevada. The property development will include a state-of-the-art cell collection center designed to provide donors and patients with a safe, comfortable experience, as well as a large-scale warehouse containing a centralized shipping location for the company.  The site will also serve as a center of excellence training facility and include contract research and clinical services. This expansion will enable CGT Global…

Sacramento Kings Partner with CGT Global for COVID-19 Testing

February 4, 2021

“We are proud to partner with the Sacramento Kings in their COVID-19 testing for all games, keeping the players safe, healthy and on the court”

What do donors look like?

August 8, 2020

Considering donating with StemExpress? Have you ever considered donating blood for research, but wondered if you were qualified to donate? At StemExpress, donating is a simple process, and almost everyone is eligible to donate. Unlike with blood donated for blood banks, donating for research means almost everyone is eligible to donate.  People who have new tattoos, piercings, traveled outside of the country, those who had COVID or members of the LGBTQ community can all donate with StemExpress. As long as the donor…

The Donor Experience at CGT Global

August 8, 2020

Donating at one of our StemExpress collection centers is a  simple and comfortable process.  We invite you to experience the StemExpress difference.  Every day our staff take care to make cleanliness of the facilities a top priority, we’ve also implemented extra sanitization during the COVID-19 pandemic including hourly cleaning of door handles, countertops, and chairs. Unlike other blood donation centers, each donor is given a private donor room during their donation with everything you will need to be comfortable including a relaxing,…

COVID-19 Testing – Specimen Preparation Instructions

August 4, 2020

  Ensure your COVID-19 samples are received viable and processed quickly by following our step by step video instructions.

Coming Soon to the Bay Area

July 14, 2020

Address: 2001 Junipero Serra Blvd, Suite 620 | Daly City, CA 94014 Open Hours: Monday – Friday | 7:00 am – 4:00 pm StemExpress is opening its doors in Daly City, CA On behalf of StemExpress, we are excited to be in Daly City and look forward to meeting you! We collect blood and bone marrow from local donors and provide it to researchers all over the world who are developing new treatments and cures for significant medical conditions including cancers and autoimmune diseases. …

Hope for Our Industry

July 10, 2020

Like you, our employees have dreams and hopes for a better future. Sometimes our dreams lead us to get married, or buy a house, but when was the last time you had hope for a healthier future? Sounds strange, right? We asked our staff what their hopes for our industry are and here’s what we heard. I hope that the stigma around stem cell research be stifled I hope to be able to make a difference in my lifetime I hope that…

Providing Access to COVID-19 Testing

July 9, 2020

  At a dire time, StemExpress has allocated resources to help businesses, communities, and healthcare facilities gain access to COVID-19 testing. The COVID-19 pandemic has sent shock-waves throughout the global economy. Some economies have been affected more severely than others. In the US, quarantines, travel curbs, and business shutdowns triggered an economic downturn, prompting state and federal officials to focus on what could be done to reopen the American economy safely. At the center of discussion as the pandemic continued was laboratory…

Just 3 Words

July 3, 2020

If you were to Google “how many words are in the English language”  you would see that there are 171,476 words. We asked our employees to use only 3 words to describe StemExpress.  We were elated to hear words like “essential” and “innovative”. Our culture here is collaborative, fast-paced and rewarding as we are driven to stay on the forefront and work diligently every day of the week, including holidays to partner with our donors to deliver essential products that lead to…