Collection of Plasma
Collection of plasma in Europe
Europlasma is an Austrian company founded in 1986. It was acquired by LFB in 2010.
Europlasma manages 26 plasma collection centres in Central Europe: 15 centres in the Czech Republic, 9 in Austria, and 2 in Germany, where volunteers can donate blood plasma.
Due to the increase in the number of patients to be treated in Europe, Europlasma strives to increase its plasma collection capacity t o meet growing plasma derived medicinal products demand.
Collection of plasma in the United States of America
Through its subsidiary LFB Plasma, LFB is also present in the USA.
LFB has 6 plasma and blood collection centres in the states of Alabama, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.
In accordance with US FDA requirements, only medicinal products derived from plasma donated in the USA can be sold in the USA.
Voluntary donations in France
In France, plasma, blood and platelets donation are voluntary, anonymous and unpaid.
The “Etablissement Français du Sang” (French Blood Establishment – EFS), is the public blood service in France, the only one authorized to collect plasma for fractionation.
Job Code: NP-25/10/001 – Date of preparation: November 2025