Blood Banking

Blood banking encompasses the procedures involved in collecting, storing, and processing blood and the distribution of red blood cells and blood components. It is associated to the fields of immunohematology and transfusion medicine. Immunohematology is the study of immunologic response to blood components while transfusion medicine refers to the medical practice and techniques associated with the procurement processing and distributing blood or blood components to patients. Main tasks include testing for immunotyping and infectious diseases for the preparation of blood components.

Galenica has become a key partner of blood banks in Chile. The Company’s product portfolio includes: immunoassay equipment, hemoglobin meters for donors, immunohematology equipment, infectious serology, blood bags with automatic separators, flow cytometry to measure residual leukocytes, and the full range of equipment for quality control of the blood components produced by the blood banks.