INTRODUCING BIOLIFE
Innovating the plasma donation journey responsibly
BioLife Plasma Services is a trusted leader in the collection of high-quality plasma required to produce lifesaving and life-sustaining medicines for hundreds of thousands of people with rare and serious health conditions and in critical-care settings. We’re part of Takeda, a global biopharmaceutical leader, who develops these essential medicines made from plasma.
To help meet global needs for plasma medicines, BioLife continues to open new plasma donation centers, giving more people the opportunity to donate plasma and help change and save the lives of more people, now and in the future.
PLASMA IS A LIFELINE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
- Patients depend on proteins found in plasma which contain millions of antibodies that help the body fight diseases1,2
- Used to produce medicines for rare and complex chronic diseases3
- Donated by healthy adults who choose to do so3
- Cannot be manufactured, making it a scarce and critical resource4
Using the plasma we collect, Takeda develops different types of therapies from plasma for a variety of conditions or needs
- Immune-deficiency therapies
- Hemophilia therapies
- Blood volume replacement
- Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency treatments
- Hereditary angioedema therapies
Takeda has more than 20available brands of plasma therapies
100s–1,000+ donations are needed to treat just one patient for one year
REFERENCES
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Blog. For Some People with Rare Diseases, Plasma Donations Are Life Saving. https://www.hhs.gov/blog/2023/02/28/for-some-people-with-rare-diseases-plasma-donations-are-life-saving.html. Accessed April 2024.
- Burnouf T. 2018. An overview of plasma fractionation. Annals of Blood.
- Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA). DonatingPlasma.org. What is Plasma?. https://www.donatingplasma.org/donation/what-is-plasma. Accessed April 2024.
- Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA). EU Needs More Plasma. What is Plasma?
- https://www.euneedsmoreplasma.com/what-is-plasma. Accessed April 2024.
- Document Source: Global BioLife Fact Sheet PDT-BSP-US-0981; C- ANPROM/INT/CORP/0085
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