Monkeys developed protective antibodies to SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 17, 2020, a small study of macaques found they don’t develop a coronavirus infection the second…
BioAegis announced publication: ‘Delayed administration of recombinant plasma gelsolin improves survival in a murine model of severe influenza’
On Dec. 12, 2019, BioAegis Therapeutics announced publication of new research findings with recombinant human plasma gelsolin in…
Nanomix received CE Mark for diagnostic panel that aids in rapid identification of life-threatening infections
On Dec. 4. 2019, Nanomix announced that the company had received CE Mark for its S1 Assay for…
Grifols opened state-of-the-art facility in Clayton to advance treatment of rare and life-threatening diseases
On Jun. 17, 2014, Grifols opened state-of-the-art North Fractionation Facility (NFF) in Clayton, NC, where production capacity of…
The FDA approved the first nucleic acid test system to screen whole blood donors for infections with HIV and HCV
On Feb. 28, 2002, the FDA announced it had licensed the first nucleic acid test (NAT) system intended…
The first hepatitis B viral vaccines, developed by Merck and also by the Pasteur Institute, were licensed Both had independently developed plasma-based hepatitis B viral vaccines
In 1982, the first hepatitis B viral vaccines, developed by Merck and also by the Pasteur Institute, were…
First human viral vaccine to prevent cancer (hepatitis B vaccine for liver cancer) was introduced
In 1981, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine for human use….
The FDA began to regulate all 7000 US blood and plasma centers
In 1972, the FDA’s new Bureau of Biologics began to regulate all 7000 U.S. blood and plasma centers….
Pioneering work in inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy at Iowa State University led to an analysis tool that’s standard laboratories worldwide
In 1966, pioneering work in inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy at Iowa State University led to an analysis tool…
Plasmapheresis was introduced as a means of collecting plasma for fractionation
In 1964, plasmapheresis was introduced as a means of collecting plasma for fractionation.
Plastic blood bag was invented
In 1953, William P. Murphy, Jr., an American doctor working with colleague Carl Walter, developed the blood bag…
Velmer A Fassel, a chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a PhD from Iowa State University
In 1947, Velmer A. Fassel, an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received in Ph.D. from…
Dried plasma used to treatiwounded solders in World War II
In 1944, the use of dried plasma became vital to treating wounded solders in World War II.
Velmer A Fassel, a chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a BA degree at Southeast Missouri State College
In 1941, Velmer A. Fassel, an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a B.A. degree…
Charles R Drew began blood processing program for English war victims: Plasma for Britain
In 1940, Charles R. Drew, MD, an African American surgeon and Howard University researcher, began an early blood…
Edwin Cohn developed cold ethanol fractionation
In 1940, Edwin Cohn, a professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School, developed cold ethanol fractionation, the…