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Biotest AG opens 12th plasma collection centre in Germany - Seite 2

"Plasma donations are invaluable for the chronically ill. At present, Germany imports plasma mainly from the USA to produce the drugs that Europe needs. In order to become independent of imports from abroad, it is important to raise public awareness of the importance of plasma donation and to create incentives for potential donors. Together, we can help to secure Europe's own supply of life-saving plasma through regular donations," said Jürgen Hardt, foreign policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag.

In addition to the management of Plasma Service Europe GmbH, patient representatives from dsai e.V., a patient organisation for congenital immunodeficiencies, and Alpha 1 Deutschland e.V. will be on hand to provide moving reports and testimonials about plasma donation. Silke Junge-Unbehauen and Barbara Pixa, for example, are two of more than four million people affected in Germany. Both women are dependent on plasma-derived medication and have received a drug made from blood plasma. "I can't thank the plasma donors often enough. They make my life worth living," says Silke Junge-Unbehauen, thanking the plasma donors.

Biotest is thus continuing the planned expansion of its own donation centres in Europe in order to contribute to more plasma donations after the Corona pandemic showed how much Europe depend on plasma donations from outside the EU.

The collected plasma is processed exclusively in Germany at Biotest AG in Dreieich. Regular audits in Germany ensure that the high legal and internal quality and safety requirements are met.

 

 

About human blood plasma

Human blood plasma is a raw material used to produce plasma derived products, which are used to treat various illnesses of the immune system, the blood system, as well as in emergency medicine. Biotest ranks as one of the world's sixth largest plasma protein product manufacturing groups. Biotest is one of the world's six largest manufacturers of plasma protein products.