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| | <issuerName> CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC </issuerName> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Shares of restricted stock awarded per the December 1, 2015 Employment Agreement. The shares were issued on December 3, 2019 as a result the ratification of stock issuances and equity awards at the Company's annual meeting on November 21, 2019. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> 1/3 on date of grant, 1/3 on December 1, 2018 and 1/3 on November 30, 2019 </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> Stock options will vest 1/3 upon date of grant, 1/3 on December 1, 2019 and 1/3 on November 30, 2020. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> Stock options will vest 1/3 upon date of grant, 1/3 on December 1, 2020 and 1/3 on November 30, 2021. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
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| | <signatureName> /s/ Oleg Mikulinsky </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-03-02 </signatureDate> |
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