New know-how is designed to cut back assortment time and enhance donor expertise; Aurora, Colorado, location is first of 300-plus CSL Plasma U.S. facilities to transform to Rika Plasma Donation System

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CSL Plasma, the plasma assortment enterprise of world biotherapeutics chief CSL Behring, in the present day started a brand new period in plasma donations, accumulating its first plasma donations utilizing modern plasma assortment know-how that’s anticipated to considerably cut back common assortment time – by roughly one-third – and enhance the donor expertise. 

The Rika Plasma Donation System, solely out there at CSL Plasma and developed by Terumo Blood and Cell Applied sciences, is designed to cut back assortment time, and enhance the donor and operator expertise. When contemplating prior common CSL Plasma donation process occasions, this might characterize a few 30% discount in common donation time for donors.  

The brand new plasmapheresis system first launched in the present day within the Aurora, Colorado, CSL Plasma location, as a part of a phased rollout to CSL Plasma U.S. assortment facilities. Plasma collected at CSL Plasma services is used within the manufacturing of lifesaving plasma-derived therapies.

“Right this moment marks a threshold second for plasma donors following years of dedication, innovation and collaboration – demonstrating how we’re pushed by our promise in delivering lifesaving and life-extending therapies to sufferers all over the world,” mentioned CSL Chief Working Officer Paul McKenzie. “We look ahead to the optimistic influence this new know-how brings and are grateful for plasma donors who proceed to do the wonderful daily once they donate at CSL Plasma.”

CSL Plasma believes options of the brand new Rika system can allow the gathering of extra plasma, in shorter intervals of time, supporting high quality and security, and, in the end, higher serving sufferers who depend on plasma-based therapies.

One of many first plasma donors to expertise the Rika system, Kelly Geiser is a resident of the Denver space. She has donated plasma since 2017, and is a Platinum degree donor as a part of CSL Plasma’s donor loyalty program, iGive Rewards^®.

Geiser appreciated that she was in a position to full the donation process with the brand new know-how in beneath 35 minutes and within the quickest donation time she has skilled, whereas each plasma donor’s expertise will differ. Donating plasma can be private for Geiser, who says that therapies created from plasma have helped her and her household, together with a mum or dad who not too long ago underwent emergency surgical procedure.

“It feels good realizing I am serving to folks and, who is aware of, I’d’ve helped someone I do know,” mentioned Geiser.

In keeping with Terumo BCT, advantages of the Rika Plasma Donation System embrace:  

• Rika completes one plasma assortment in 35 minutes or much less on common. The proprietary design of the system’s centrifuge maximizes the plasma yield per cycle.
• The Rika Plasma Donation System was designed to permit not more than 200 milliliters of blood cells outdoors the donor’s physique, leading to a low extracorporeal quantity, which can contribute to a extra comfy donor expertise.
• With lower than 200 milliliters of blood cells outdoors the donor’s physique at any given time, ought to the preliminary process not be accomplished, the donor can return and donate with out being deferred.

The machine is designed with a sophisticated consumer interface to information CSL Plasma front-line staff. Operators can rapidly and confidently resolve alarms, due to steerage offered on the Rika system’s touchscreen, which additionally alerts operators about conditions that require consideration and supplies advised actions to resolve the scenario. The system permits for real-time information analytics to drive machine upkeep and repairs. 

CSL Plasma is implementing the brand new units at Colorado facilities after which increasing to different U.S. places, offering donors extra alternatives to “do the wonderful” and be rewarded for his or her generosity.

“As a long-time chief in our business, CSL Plasma seems ahead to this new plasmapheresis know-how to thrill our plasma donors and appeal to new donors whereas supporting a greater working expertise for our staff,” mentioned Walter Charles, CSL Plasma Senior Vice President and Common Supervisor. “As we full the implementation of recent know-how at U.S. facilities, we proceed to handle the important and ongoing want for human plasma to supply life-saving medicines for folks with severe and uncommon illnesses.”

About CSL Plasma
CSL Plasma operates one of many world’s largest and most refined plasma assortment networks, with greater than 300 plasma assortment facilities within the U.S., Europe and China. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, CSL Plasma is a subsidiary of CSL Behring, a world biotherapeutics firm and a member of the CSL Group of corporations. Plasma collected at CSL Plasma services is utilized by CSL Behring for the only real function of producing lifesaving plasma-derived therapies for folks in additional than 100 international locations. The mum or dad firm, CSL Restricted (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY), headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs greater than 25,000 folks. For extra details about CSL Plasma go to, www.cslplasma.com.

About CSL Behring 
CSL Behring is a world biotherapeutics chief pushed by our promise to avoid wasting lives. Targeted on serving sufferers’ wants by utilizing the most recent applied sciences, we uncover, develop and ship modern therapies for folks residing with circumstances within the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein know-how, and cell and gene remedy to assist continued innovation and frequently refine methods by which merchandise can tackle unmet medical wants and assist sufferers lead full lives. 

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