GRIFOLS

About Us

Grifols is a global healthcare company that collects and develops plasma-derived medicines that enable millions of patients around the world to lead more productive lives.

What is plasma?

Plasma is the liquid portion of your blood that contains water, salts, enzymes, antibodies and other proteins that help our bodies function. It’s the single largest component (about 55%) of human blood and is what remains after red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and other cellular components are removed.

Donating plasma isn’t like donating whole blood. When you donate plasma, a safe process called plasmapheresis (pronounced PLAZ-mah fair-EE-sis) separates plasma from the rest of your blood. While it can take up to eight weeks to recover from a whole blood donation, your body quickly and easily replaces the donated plasma within 48 hours. As a result, you can safely donate plasma twice in a week, with donations two days apart from each other. Grifols uses your plasma donations to develop medicines that help save and improve lives.

Many people depend on medicine made from donated plasma. These medications treat serious conditions like:
-Breathing problems: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
-Bleeding disorders: Hemophilia
-Shock and burns: Low blood volume
-Weakened immune systems: Antibody deficiencies
-Rh disease in newborns

Donating can make a big difference. It can take hundreds or even thousands of donations to help just one person.

Donate plasma and impact lives! Your plasma can save lives!