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Cerus Corporation Reports First Quarter 2016 Results

May 3, 2016 4:01 PM EDT

CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Recent company highlights include:

Entered into long-term INTERCEPT platelet and plasma supply agreement with the American Red Cross, the largest U.S. supplier of blood components. Entered into framework agreement with Blood Centers of America (BCA) as its pathogen reduction technology supply partner. Fifteen BCA members are now under contract for use of the INTERCEPT Blood System. Received... More

Cerus Announces that the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Has Entered Into Routine Use of the INTERCEPT Blood System

May 3, 2016 8:30 AM EDT

CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS), a biomedical products company focused in the field of blood transfusion safety, announced today that the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Walter Reed), a component of the Armed Services Blood Program, has begun routine use of the INTERCEPT Blood System for apheresis platelets. Walter Reed transfuses approximately 1,000 apheresis platelet units annually.

Walter Reed now joins the growing list of centers in routine production of platelets treated using the INTERCEPT Blood System, commented William Obi Greenman, Cerus president and chief executive officer. Similar to the... More