What is plasma

Who Benefits from Plasma Donation?

Lately, plasma has been in the news on a regular basis, leaving many to wonder what it is and how it benefits recipients.

CSL Plasma Offering $40,000 for Breakthrough Ideas to Help Plasma Shortage

CSL and Cicada Innovations partner up to drive enhancements to Ig collection processes.

What is plasmapheresis?

Learn about Plasmapheresis, the process used to collect blood plasma and return the remaining 45% of blood components back into the body.

What’s the difference between blood and plasma donation?

Many believe that blood and plasma donation are the same, but there are many differences between these two lifesaving processes.

How plasma saved lives through the ages, from 1918 to WWII to today

Both convalescent plasma and plasma-based therapies have been around for some time, though many people are still unfamiliar with their history.

Busting common plasma donation myths

Misconceptions about plasma donation, such as that it is bad for your health, lead to undue misapprehensions.

Plasma demand is on the rise because of new patients and products

The need for plasma is forecasted to increase since more patients are being diagnosed with current and newly discovered rare conditions as well as additional indications being approved for plasma medications.

Plasma treatments help fight cancer

Plasma treatments like therapeutic plasma exchange join traditional cancer therapies to fight disease and ease symptoms, giving more patients hope for recovery.

Science of safe plasma donation: How researchers ensure donor health

Scientists verify plasma donation is helping to meet medical needs safely as global demand rises.

How media portrayals of plasma donation are shifting

Tom Hanks' plasma donation during COVID-19 brought positive attention to plasma donation, which is often negatively portrayed in society as desperate people "selling blood."

Understanding different types of blood plasma

Source plasma makes medicines, convalescent plasma shares disease-fighting antibodies, and recovered plasma helps surgery patients and others in need.

Developments in the plasma collection process increase efficiency

Three new plasma innovations include collecting more plasma per donation, speeding up time to donate, and increasing medicine yield.