Canadian Plasma Resources
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 Canadian Plasma Resources, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| Formation | 2012 |
|---|---|
Key people | Dr. Barzin Bahardoust, CEO |
| Website | www |
Canadian Plasma Resources (CPR) is a biopharmaceutical company based in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded in 2012 and specializes in collection of source plasma for further manufacturing and contract-manufacturing of plasma-based bio-pharmaceuticals. CPR is one of the only four establishments in Canada that are licenced to collect plasma the others are Canadian Blood Services (CBS), Hema-Quebec and Cangene now owned by ProMetic Life Sciences Inc.
History
Canadian Plasma Resources (CPR) was founded in 2012 in Toronto, Ontario. Initially, CPR had planned to base its operation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. As a result, CPR, established two plasma collection centers in Toronto.[1]. Both of these centers obtained authorization from the Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate of Health Canada and were granted establishment licences in 2014. Like similar operations in the US and some European countries CPR provides compensation for the donor’s time [2]. This created much controversy centered around the paid donor model [3]. At the request of the government of Ontario [4] Health Canada organized a public consultation] [5] and concluded that donor compensation is not a safety concern; therefore, it will not prohibit donor compensation [6]. In spite of this, in 2014, the government of Ontario introduced legislation specifically to prohibit CPR from operating in Ontario [7][8]. Several stakeholders including the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) and many patient organizations argued that prohibiting pay-for-plasma would harm patients [9][10][11]; however this did not change the position of the Ontario government [12]. By that time CPR had already received strong support from several other Canadian provincial governments [13] citing Canada’s over reliance on other countries with paid donor models for procurement of plasma products. In 2015, CPR decided to relocate its operation to Saskatchewan [14]. The company’s first facility in Saskatchewan received Health Canada licence in early 2016 and was formally opened on February 18, 2016 by Minister Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan’s minister of Health [15].
Operations
Canadian plasma resources’ plasma collection facility is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Plasma collection is done through automated apheresis. To ensure donor and product safety each centre is operated under the responsibility of a licensed physician and certain tasks are delegated by the physician to registered nurses. Plasma from these operations can only be used for further manufacturing into therapies such as immunoglobulin, human serum albumin and blood coagulation factors, which are among the World Health Organizations list of essential medicines. This collected plasma cannot be used for direct transfusion into patients. CPR is licensed by Health Canada for component preparation and testing. Health Canada is considered a leader in blood safety regulations as recognized by the World Health Organization[16]
Products
- Source plasma for further manufacturing (licenced by Health Canada)
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin (not licensed in Canada at the moment)
References
- ^ Payment for blood donors comes to Canada - Health - CBC News
- ^ http://www.donatingplasma.org/donation/donor-compensation
- ^ Canadians, health professionals divided on paid plasma donations - Health - canada.com
- ^ A letter from Minister Matthews to the Government of Canada
- ^ Paid plasma donors debated in roundtable - Health & Wellness - Toronto Star
- ^ Round Table Discussion on Payment of Plasma Donors in Canada - Summary Report - Health Canada
- ^ Province moves to halt pay-for-plasma clinics - The Spec
- ^ Ontario pulls the plug on private blood clinics - News - Toronto Star
- ^ Prohibiting pay-for-plasma would harm patients - Commentary - Toronto Star
- ^ Durhane Wong-Rieger: The case for paid plasma donations - Full Comment - National Post
- ^ The Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS) policy on paid plasma donation - The Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS)]
- ^ https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/14v14
- ^ Plasma company takes $400 million expansion out of Ontario - Queen's Park - Toronto Star
- ^ Canadian Plasma Resources’ Opening Soon in the Province – Swift Current Online
- ^ Canadian plasma clinic that pays donors $25 per visit opens in Saskatoon – CBC News Saskatoon
- ^ http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=783419