Saint Louis / Missouri / United States
Interstate Blood Bank Inc. is the founding corporation of The Interstate Companies. Based in Memphis, Tenn., The Interstate Companies is a group of eight whole blood donation centers, 22 plasmapheresis centers and a laboratory, which provides human blood/blood components to the therapeutic and diagnostic industries. The company s customer base includes manufacturers/innovators of research and development in the medical and scientific industries. Since 1949, it has been providing human blood and blood components, such as source plasma, human serum, red blood cells, albumin, leukocytes and platelets. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licenses and audits The Interstate Companies. Its plasmapheresis centers are International Quality Plasma Program (IQPP) certified.