Hemacell S.A. was created with the objective to provide a broad range of clinical and laboratory services for patients with cancer and hematological diseases. The services offered by Hemacell are supported by an experienced - internationally trained - professional staff, a sophisticated diagnostic and cell processing laboratory, and inpatient and outpatient clinical units for adult and pediatric care in a prestigious medical institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Instituto Argentino de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento).

Hemacell is committed to providing the highest level of care and medical services to its clients (health insurers) and patients. Through agreements with US and European laboratories, Hemacell is able to provide cutting edge diagnostic tests, services and treatments to its clients (health insurers) to maintain the highest level of technology.

The services offered include:

• Cryopreservation of bone marrow, peripheral blood "stem" cells - unmanipulated or CD34+ selected - and cord blood.
• Autologous bone marrow and peripheral blood "stem" cell transplantation.
• Allogeneic bone marrow, peripheral blood "stem" cell and cord blood transplantation.
• High dose and dose intense chemotherapy treatments for leukemias, lymphomas and solid tumors.
• Treatment of febrile neutropenias and related syndromes of bone marrow failure.
• Cancer diagnostic laboratory including histopathological, immunohisto and/or cytochemical testing, immunophenotyping by flow cytometry, kariotyping, blotting and PCR for the detection of the most common rearrangements and oncogene expressions in human tumors.

Benjamin Koziner, M.D., Scientific Director and CEO of Hemacell

A graduate of the University Of Buenos Aires Medical School, Dr. Koziner completed his training in Hematology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachussetts and in Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City

While at Memorial Hospital he was a staff member of the Lymphoma Service from 1976 to 1987 and became the Director of the Bone Marrow and Marker Laboratory in 1978.

In 1987, Dr. Koziner returned to his native homeland of Argentina to work on bone marrow freezing and autotransplantation. He assembled a team of doctors and nurses which performed the first autotransplant in Argentina in 1988.

Since that time, the cell processing laboratory and the different clinical units under his direction, have provided training and services to other clinical units in Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.

Dr. Koziner is US Board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology.