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BioBridge Global-led biotech team awarded $7.8 million MTEC contract

A four-organization biotech group led by San Antonio-based nonprofit BioBridge Global (BBG) has been awarded a $7.8 million contract from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC). The funds will enable the development of large-scale manufacturing capabilities for clinical-grade stem cells for research and therapeutic use. Click Here to Read More>>

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BLOOD CENTERS OF AMERICA JOINS COUNCIL FOR DIABETES PREVENTION

West Warwick, RI, October 7, 2016– Blood Centers of America is pleased to announce its membership in the recently formed Council for Diabetes Prevention to support the delivery of the Centers of Disease Control National Diabetes Prevention Program. “BCA and its members are uniquely positioned to deploy the National Diabetes

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Martin Landon Named CEO of BioBridge Global

SAN ANTONIO – Longtime biomedical industry executive Martin Landon has been named chief executive officer of BioBridge Global (BBG), the nonprofit organization that oversees and supports the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC), QualTex Laboratories, GenCure and The Blood & Tissue Center Foundation. The announcement was made today by

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BCA mentioned in National Geographic

Can We Keep Zika Out of the US Blood Supply? If Zika virus comes to the United States, will the US blood supply be at risk? Because the disease has demonstrated that it can pass via blood from mother to fetus, and via other bodily fluids between sexual partners, the

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The Blood Connection Provides New Service

  For Greenville’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Piedmont, SC (March 7, 2016) – The Blood Connection and Shriners Hospitals for Children—Greenville have announced a new service partnership. Before a patient receives a life-saving blood transfusion, a routine series of laboratory tests determine patient and donor compatibility. Previously, Greenville Shriners Hospital,

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