NextCell Pharma AB announced that the Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO) has granted their Cellaviva tissue establishment permission to handle amniotic tissue. Cellaviva is the larger private stem cell bank in the Nordics. Since the launch of the cord blood bank in 2014, the company has increased the business model to include genetic tests and tissue handling services for biotech companies and hospitals.

Cellaviva is expanding business-to-business activities by broadening their tissue establishment permission to include aminiotic tissues. This opens up the opportunity for handling ophthalmic products which often are produced from amniotic tissue. Discussions potential suppliers are ongoing.

The business model is fee for service. Cellaviva provides a service for handling, shipping and traceability of tissues which require a tissue establishment.