Ranking Profile - Cerus Corp

Introduction

Cerus Corp (Cerus) is a biomedical products company that focuses on the field of blood transfusion safety. It develops and commercializes Intercept blood system, which reduces the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections by inactivating a wide range of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, and parasites present in donated blood. The Intercept blood system is for use with blood components including platelets, plasma, and red blood cells. It is also used to produce intercept fibrinogen complex (IFC), and pathogen reduced plasma and cryoprecipitate. The company markets and sells the Intercept blood system through its direct sales force and distributors in several countries including the US, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Latin America, the Middle East, and selected countries in other regions. Cerus is headquartered in Concord, California, the US.