FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Oct. 22, 2025
Contact: Mary Uhlig
Mary.Uhlig@biobridgeglobal.org
210-731-5519
San Antonio biomedical organization collects first cell donation on one-of-a-kind bus
BBG Advanced Therapies vehicle to help enable lifesaving new treatments for patients in San Antonio and South Texas
SAN ANTONIO – The world’s only mobile cell therapy collection vehicle recorded its first donation on Monday, marking the beginning of a new era for healthcare in South Texas.
The BBG Advanced Therapies mobile cell collection bus, the first of its kind in the world, can help improve access to lifesaving treatments across a 63,000-square mile area currently underserved by next-generation advanced therapies.
BBG Advanced Therapies is a subsidiary of San Antonio-based nonprofit BioBridge Global, which also is the parent organization of South Texas Blood & Tissue and QualTex Laboratories. The concept for a mobile cell collection vehicle was built on the organization’s legacy of blood donations on “blood buses.” READ MORE
