The new research podcast, Lost Cell, tells the story of a family affected by the scandal surrounding a private stem cell bank in Switzerland.
Parents around the world are investing in storing their baby cord blood in the hopes that their children can use their cells in the future if they need medical care.
When they decide to deposit their child's stem cells into a biobank, they need to weigh extensive legal, ethical, economic opportunities and risks. For example, you can store them along with highly sensitive data, which is what you use them, how or how they are stored safely.
The podcast focuses on the bankruptcy of Switzerland's Cord Blood Bank Cryo-Save and the devastating consequences of the loss of life-saving cells on hundreds of thousands of families.
This six-part audio series reveals the health outcomes of modern society when Biobank fails. Stem cells can be converted into up to 200 types of cells in the body, which can save lives for people affected by more than 80 diseases.
Lost Cells is a joint production of research by Piz Gloria Productions and Studio Ochenta by SWI Swissinfo.ch.
In this series, SWI Swissinfo.CH watches an expansion of audio products made up of English podcasts in Geneva, focusing on international organizations and politics. Swiss connections revolve around the story of Swiss science and research. and Geldcast, a German co-production on the latest developments in the international financial world.
Since 2022, SWI Swissinfo.Ch has worked with leading international podcast producers and investigative journalists in Brazil and France. The collaboration has led to Portuguese Audio Series o Semecestro da Amarelinha, which sheds light on the FIFA scandal, and Dangereux Millions, a French podcast, examining detective money laundering by Swiss Banks.
Lost Cell is currently available in French, Spanish and English on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.
