Technology and Facilities
We have expert staff and advanced technology, as well as carry out analytical tests on blood, tissues, breast milk, and cells
Cutting-edge facilities in a pioneering building
The headquarters of the Blood and Tissue Bank is the Frederic Duran i Jordà building, an intelligent and very energy-efficient construction that consumes 60% less than a standard building thanks to its air conditioning, lighting systems, and the unusual thickness of the walls, which are lined with wood to increase insulation.
The 16,000 square meters of the building are constructed in a large cube of white concrete and four internal vertical cores where the stairs, elevators, and services are located, but without any columns anywhere.
Quality and excellence
We have extraordinary facilities and infrastructure, accredited for their quality and excellence, dedicated to the handling of tissues, blood, and cells; and to research, with specialized laboratories and refrigeration spaces.
We have 10 clean rooms, isolated spaces with a low level of contaminants that allow for open and closed manufacturing systems, with cellular expansion platforms and bioreactors necessary for many research projects and prepared for advanced therapies.
Maximum Energy Efficiency
We have unique cryopreservation tanks in Catalonia
We have unique cryopreservation tanks in Catalonia that, for example, can store CAR-T drugs, the new hopeful therapy against some cancers, or store blood from 20,000 umbilical cords that can be used to treat leukaemia.
World Reference
Every week, blood bank professionals and research institutes from around the world visit our halls and facilities, attracted by a model that is already a global reference.
An in-house computer system that will integrate all processes of the 'vein to vein' model.
To ensure the maximum optimization of all this technology, currently, our engineers and computer scientists are designing a proprietary computer system that will integrate the entire process from the donor to the patient in all areas: blood, tissues, and cells.
Constant innovation
Innovation has been constant in our history. Not too many years ago, our engineers invented a unique machine that we have named SCALEXTRIC, which helps us in the process of fractionating blood into the three blood components: red blood cells, plasma, and platelets. That is why we say that each donation CAN SAVE THREE LIVES.
Our headquarters
The Frederic Duran i Jordà building located by the sea in Barcelona is the heart of our network model and technological innovation. It receives blood from all over Catalonia, processes it, fractionates it, ensures its safety, and prepares it to be sent to patients in hospitals.