Learn how we are actively engaged in and contributing to the global efforts for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
People who have recovered from a virus like COVID-19 have antibodies to the disease in their blood. Through a simple transfusion process, those same antibodies can be shared with others who have the virus so they, too, can better fight the disease.
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A team of scientists at Colorado State University was awarded a contract from the National Institutes of Health to continue development of a coronavirus vaccine candidate known as SolaVAX™. Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies' Mirasol® Pathogen Reduction Technology (PRT) System is part of the SolaVAX™ development process.1
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A study is underway to show how Terumo's Spectra Optia® Apheresis System and Marker Therapeutics Depuro D2000 Adsorption Cartridges can reduce cytokine storms in COVID-19 patients' blood.2
Our utmost priority is the continued health and well-being of our 7,100 employees worldwide, who have been working hard through the pandemic. We are all #TerumoProud.
Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is supporting ADRP, a division of America’s Blood Centers, with a USD 50,000 grant to allow the organization to produce educational videos aimed at encouraging eligible people to donate blood.
Queen Mothers' workshop to help build community capacity and reverse 80% drop in blood collections in Ghana due to COVID-19
Vox Sanguinis, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published results from a Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies study conducted in collaboration with top researchers at Colorado State University. The study examined how well the Mirasol system treated platelets and plasma against the virus causing COVID-19.
Under an emergency use authorization from the FDA, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies and Marker Therapeutics AG are working together in up to 15 U.S. sites to treat patients in the ICU with severe COVID-19. View and share this summary or the link to the on-demand recording of the webinar.
“We thank the Food and Drug Administration for their expedited review, which provides another treatment option for patients in the ICU to help reduce the severity of the disease,” says Antoinette Gawin, CEO and President of Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, and David Cohen, Chairman of Marker.
1The Mirasol PRT system is not approved for sale in the U.S.
2FDA Required Disclaimers:
We are exercising maximum effort to maintain a stable supply of products to meet healthcare needs.
Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies has a comprehensive and established Business Continuity Policy in place, designed to safeguard our associates around the world and our ability to deliver products worldwide.
Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies has strong business continuity plans to help ensure continued availability of our products that are used to treat critically ill patients and that collect and process blood and blood products. We know a safe, sustainable and readily available supply of blood is vital to those with serious conditions and diseases.
Discovery never stops. We share a passion for thinking in new and different ways and support COVID-19 studies around the globe with scientific and medical merit developed by independent investigators or academic sponsors around the globe. Visit our External Research Program (ERP) for more information.