Tour Innovation in Action at Vitalant

1/30/2024

The Vitalant Innovation Center is uniquely helping advance the science of transfusion medicine. Read More

Structural insights into the modulation of coronavirus spike tilting and infectivity by hinge glycans, published in the Nature Communications

12/5/2023

We're excited to share an intriguing article titled "Structural insights into the modulation of coronavirus spike tilting and infectivity by hinge glycans", published in the Nature Communications.

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Vitalant Leaders at the Forefront of Blood Donor Eligibility Change

8/31/2023

: In this blog post, Vitalant research and medical affairs leaders reflect on the efforts that paved the way for more inclusive FDA blood donation eligibility guidelines that maintain the safety of the blood supply. Read more.

Ribbon-Cutting Unveils the Vitalant Innovation Center

8/14/2023

The Vitalant Innovation Center is a dedicated space to pioneer improvements and collect and prepare investigational blood products for research. Read more.

Vitalant Research Institute-San Francisco Relocates to New and Improved Facilities to Carryout Blood Safety Research and Innovation

9/28/2022

The San Francisco location of Vitalant’s research arm, Vitalant Research Institute (VRI), has moved to a new downtown San Francisco location at 360 Spear Street. The new location provides modern laboratory space for the Research Institute to continue advancing blood safety world-wide through scientific research, education, and the promotion of evidence-based policies.

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SARS-CoV-2 RNA from Pre-Symptomatic Donor Plasma Not Infectious in Models

9/1/2022

Although there has been no evidence of transfusion-transmitted SARS-CoV-2 resulting in COVID-19 and the U.S. blood supply is extraordinarily safe, researchers from Vitalant, the American Red Cross, New York Blood Center and Bloodworks Northwest set out to assess to what degree SARS-CoV-2 could find its way into the blood supply from pre-symptomatic donors, and what if any impact it could have on patient care.

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