Your cells, ready when you are
Albano Clinic Preservation Program
The AlbanoReady™ Standard
AlbanoReady™ provides a comprehensive preservation pathway for patients looking to leverage cell preservation for long-term health maintenance and future treatment readiness.
AlbanoReady™
AlbanoReady™ is designed to store your cells and prepare them so they're ready to move toward treatment more quickly when you need them. By banking your cells at a healthier stage, you secure access to your own biological material for future personalized care.
Ideal for patients seeking to bank high-quality biological material and shorten the runway between deciding to pursue treatment and having a prepared treatment option ready.
After collection at Albano Clinic, your sample is sent to our accredited banking partner, where it's processed, expanded, and safety tested to confirm quality standards before being stored in a treatment-ready state.
Long-Term Health Investment
Bank your cells while they're at their healthiest, creating a resource you can draw on for future medical treatments and interventions.
Customized Treatment Options
As regenerative medicine continues to advance, Dr. Albano can help build treatment plans around your own preserved cells.
Faster Availability with AlbanoReady™
AlbanoReady™ shortens the runway between deciding to pursue treatment and having your cells prepared and ready.
One Point of Contact
Albano Clinic manages the entire relationship on your behalf, from your initial consultation through coordination with our banking partner, so you always have one point of contact for questions about your samples.
Choose Who You're Preserving For
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For You
Begin your own preservation journey with AlbanoReady™. Secure a future where your own cells are ready to support treatment when you need it.
For You and Your Partner
Extend your plan to include your partner. Enroll together for a shared approach to future health, with the same peace of mind for both of you.
For You and Your Family
Extend preservation to your whole family. With AlbanoReady™, build a personal reserve of biological material for the people closest to you.
How Cell Preservation Works
Our team guides you through every step, from your first consultation at Albano Clinic to long-term storage with our banking partner, with a focus on safety at each stage.
Tissue Collection
A member of our clinical team collects a small sample of tissue in-office at Albano Clinic using a minimally invasive procedure.
The procedure is brief and performed using localized anesthetic to numb the collection area beforehand.
You should be in generally good health. Please let us know about any infections or chronic conditions so we can confirm your body is ready for the collection procedure.
Before your visit, it helps to: review your medical history and be ready to discuss it; list any medications or supplements you're currently taking; bring any relevant records for chronic conditions or past procedures; write down any questions about the procedure or the program in general.
Cell Processing
Once collected at Albano Clinic, your sample is sent to our banking partner, where it's processed in an accredited laboratory and the relevant cells are isolated.
Yes. We coordinate with our banking partner and provide you with updates at key stages, and you can opt into notifications by email or a direct check-in from our care team.
Processing typically takes a matter of hours, though the exact timeline depends on the amount of tissue collected and the specific protocol used.
Yes. Our banking partner follows strict laboratory safety and sterility standards, in line with applicable FDA requirements for handling human cells and tissue.
Cryopreservation
Once cells are isolated and counted, they're cryogenically frozen and stored by our banking partner under ultra-low, temperature-controlled conditions.
Cryopreserved cells can potentially be stored for extended periods with minimal degradation. Ultra-low temperatures halt metabolic activity, helping preserve the cells close to their original condition.
Exact storage temperature range to be confirmed.
Yes. A controlled freezing process using cryoprotectants helps prevent ice crystal formation that could otherwise damage the cells, and samples are cooled gradually to minimize thermal shock.
Expansion & Safety Testing
Your cells begin a multi-week culture-expansion and safety testing process with our banking partner.
Confirmed timeline to be added. During this period, cells are grown under controlled lab conditions to reach the quantity needed for treatment readiness, then undergo safety testing.
Each batch is tracked using a unique patient identifier that records collection date, expansion details, and quantity. Cells remain in cryogenic storage with our banking partner until needed for treatment, ensuring full traceability, with Albano Clinic coordinating access on your behalf.
Expansion is designed to increase cell quantity while preserving their regenerative properties. The process is carefully controlled to maintain quality and functionality throughout.
Treatment-Ready Doses
The result is a prepared dose of your own cells, tested for sterility, purity, and potency by our banking partner, ready to support a personalized treatment plan built with Dr. Albano.
If a sample doesn't meet safety standards, it may be discarded to prevent any risk, additional purification steps may be attempted where appropriate, and our team will inform you with guidance on next steps, which may include a new collection.
Current Treatment Pathways
Clinical Trials
Patients with cells already preserved through our program may be eligible for participation in relevant clinical research, where available. Contact us for current trial information and eligibility.
Learn MoreFDA Compassionate Use (Expanded Access)
For patients facing serious diseases or conditions who have exhausted available treatment options, an FDA Compassionate Use pathway may be worth discussing with Dr. Albano.
Learn MoreFederal Right-to-Try Program
The Federal Right-to-Try Program allows patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating conditions to access certain investigational treatments that haven't yet received full FDA approval, after exhausting approved options.
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Common Questions
Once banked through AlbanoReady™, your cells are cryopreserved and securely stored with our banking partner, ready for use when you and Dr. Albano decide it's appropriate. While not all therapies are commercially available yet, you may qualify for pathways like FDA Compassionate Use or the Federal Right-to-Try Act if you have a qualifying condition. Ask our team how you may qualify.
Albano Clinic performs the initial collection in-office and manages your account, billing, and treatment planning. Processing, expansion, and long-term cryogenic storage are carried out by our banking partner, an accredited laboratory we work with on your behalf. You'll always coordinate directly with Albano Clinic for questions, updates, or requests related to your samples.
Getting started is simple. Schedule a consultation through our website or contact our team directly, and we'll walk you through the process from initial collection to long-term storage.
Cell-based regenerative approaches are an active area of ongoing research. Until treatments using preserved cells receive full FDA approval for a specific use, we're not able to make specific efficacy claims. Ask our team for information on the current state of the research.
Our banking partner follows applicable FDA guidelines for the handling of human cells and tissue. Every sample is tested for sterility and viability before storage.
Any patient outcomes referenced on this page do not reflect the results or experience of every patient. Results may vary based on age, medical history, and other individual factors, including the possibility of no improvement at all. You're encouraged to consult with Dr. Albano before pursuing any cell preservation or treatment option. For more information on the regulation of human cells and tissue products, visit the FDA's HCT/P regulations page.