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Plasma Collection Industry: Lessons Learned from a Paid Donor System Blood plasma fractionation is a biopharmaceutical manufacturing process in which plasma components are isolated and …

Compensated and Volunteer Blood Donor Models: A Harmonious and Complementary Collections Strategy A point of consideration regarding the strategy of compensated blood donation is the …

The Gift Relationship by Richard Titmuss:  Return This Gift to Sender  The Wall Street Journal reported recently that the U.S. blood supply has dropped to “critically …

Perspectives on Paid Blood Donation Ethical and safety concerns have historically led to a societal reliance on volunteer blood donations. However, the fragility of the …

Platelet components present the biggest challenge around inventory management in the complex supply chain for blood components in the US. Here we will explore the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on healthcare globally. In addition to the general resource scarcity of personal protective equipment and other items, …

Blood shortages generally occur in the summer months or holidays when donor volumes recede. In this post, we will examine the shrinking volunteer blood donor …

The Secure Transfusion Services, Inc (STS) mission is to improve patient outcomes by improving the availability of platelets by augmenting the supply chain to hospitals.  …