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LifeGem
LifeGem is a diamond company based in Chicago. Established as the International Research & Recovery Corporation,〔(LifeGem - Company Overview - Hoover's )〕 LifeGem was the first U.S. company to develop a way to extract carbon from human remains.〔(Chicago Business )〕 According to Dean VandenBiesen, speaking on the Stan and Terry show May 7, 2007, the company is able to create a diamond from a lock of hair.〔(The Red LifeGem Diamond: The One of a Kind Valentine's Day Gift They'll Never Forget )〕 The company was founded in 2001 by Greg Herro, Mike Herro, Rusty VandenBiesen, and Dean VandenBiesen,〔 and was first based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. It is now headquartered in Chicago and a second office, under the name LifeGem UK, was recently opened in Hove, England. In 2006, LifeGem had US$7.5 million in revenue. Projections for 2007 included an increased sales of 15% to 20%.〔 LifeGem's services are offered at over 580 of the nearly 20,000 funeral homes in the United States.
==The gems==
These synthetic diamonds are touted as "memorial diamonds" and range in price from USD $3,499 for 0.20–0.29 carat (40 to 59 mg) stones to $19,999 for stones weighing 0.90–0.99 carats (180–199 mg). The company can extract enough purified carbon from a single cremated human body to synthesize up to 50 gems weighing one carat (200 mg) each, or up to 100 diamonds of smaller size, while sending remaining ashes to the family.〔(AsianWeek.com: Business: The Consumer: Precious Life )〕 Diamonds made from the remains of pets are priced the same as those made from human remains, but the size of the animal may be a limiting factor. According to Rusty van den Biesen, when enough carbon is not present in the sample, extraneous carbon is added.〔(Memorial Diamonds forum posting )〕 As of , LifeGem said it had served 1,000 customers since the company's founding.
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