Facilitated By

San Antonio Medical Foundation

Expanding apheresis platelet inventory with low yield platelets

BioBridge Global

BioBridge Global is a San Antonio, Texas-based nonprofit corporation that offers diverse services through its subsidiaries – the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, QualTex Laboratories, GenCure and the Blood & Tissue Center Foundation.

Principal Investigator(s)
Samantha Gomez Ngamsuntikul
Rachel Beddard
Research Start Date
Status
Active

Previously, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center discarded apheresis platelets with a yield of < 3 x 1011 platelets. The center started a program to add low-yield platelets to their inventory, increasing apheresis platelet supply by 193 in a 12-month inventory.

Collaborative Project
Basic Research
Other