BT Mark to Market: Is this the end for Cordlife? (Ep 40)

    • Cordlife Group suspended for 6 months after the Ministry of Health found lapses in its cord blood storage tanks.
    • Cordlife Group suspended for 6 months after the Ministry of Health found lapses in its cord blood storage tanks. PHOTO: CORDLIFE
    Published Mon, Feb 12, 2024 · 05:00 AM

    Cordlife Group is in big trouble. Last November, the Ministry of Health suspended the company’s operations after it found significant issues with its cord blood storage system. How did things get so bad? Can the company really come back from this crisis? Ben Paul sits down with reporter Megan Cheah to break it all down.  

    Synopsis: Listen to senior correspondent Ben Paul’s analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times.

    Highlights of the podcast:

    01:55 Board failed investors and customers

    06:05 More problems may come to light

    08:41 Stock may have bottomed for now

    14:52 Time to weigh options to unlock value

    Written and hosted by: Ben Paul (benpaul@sph.com.sg)

    With Megan Cheah, journalist, The Business Times

    Edited by: Emily Liu & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Ben Paul & Emily Liu

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

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