Business Showcase: BioLife Plasma Services

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Business Showcase is proud to feature BioLife Plasma Services!


BioLife Plasma Services is an industry leader in the collection of high-quality plasma that is processed into life-saving plasma-based therapies. Plasma is the pale yellow liquid portion of the blood (about 50 percent of whole blood), which functions as an aid in the circulation of red and white blood cells and platelets. It's collected through a process called plasmapheresis, during which whole blood is withdrawn from a healthy donor. Using an automated machine, the plasma is retained and other whole blood components, such as red blood cells and platelets, are returned back to the donor. The process takes about 45 minutes and about 600-800 milliliters of plasma are obtained during each donation.

In April 2011, a new BioLife Plasma Services collection center was built in Hayden, ID and since then has received a great amount of support from the Hayden and Coeur d’Alene communities. The economic impact BioLife has had on the community includes an initial multi-million dollar capital investment for the building and the land), as well as the more than $1 million in donor reimbursements the center provides annually, and the .nearly 60 staff members employed there.

Every year, more than 22 million liters of plasma are used to produce life-saving medicines, which more than one million people receive around the world according to the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association.  Baxter, the parent company of BioLife Plasma Services, works closely with the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association, or PPTA, to raise awareness of the importance of plasma donation to support a growing, global need for plasma-derived therapies. Baxter's more than 60 BioLife Plasma Services centers in the United States support thousands of donors every year.  

Interested in becoming a plasma donor?
To be eligible to donate plasma, a person must be at least 18 years of age or older, weigh at least 110 pounds (50kg), be in good health, and meet proper identification and residency requirements. Donors also undergo a medical evaluation. To ensure plasma-based therapies are of the highest possible quality, international organizations and regulatory authorities like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have established strict donor eligibility requirements that are followed by centers in the United States, Europe and Canada. More details on donation eligibility can be found online at www.biolifeplasma.com or www.donatingplasma.org

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