BBCS
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1981
- HeadquartersAuburn, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What BBCS does
BBCS (Blood Bank Computer Systems, Inc.) is a privately held, U.S.-domiciled software company founded in 1981 and headquartered in Bonney Lake, Washington, that develops, sells, and supports Blood Establishment Computer Software (BECS) for the blood banking and biologics industry. The company serves blood collection centers, plasma donation centers, hospital transfusion services, university medical centers, government agencies (including the NIH since 2003), and emerging cell therapy organizations. Its product portfolio is anchored by the cloud-based ForLife Biologics Platform® (launched 2024 on AWS), the Forcyte™ Scheduling Platform (launched late 2025 for donor engagement and mobile drive management), and the FDA 510(k)-cleared Blood Bank Control System V6.0 (BK220790, cleared 2022). Supporting products include the modular ABO Suite™ (ABO QuickPass, ABO Wheels, ABO Express, ABO LabLink, ABO Pulse) and the forthcoming ForLife Vantage™ (scheduled 2026) which extends the platform into hospital ordering and patient transfusion services.
BBCS generates revenue through enterprise BECS software subscriptions structured around SLA tiers, multi-year implementation and professional services contracts, and managed cloud hosting delivered through its sister company Optimize Technology Group (OpTech). Pricing is not publicly listed and is negotiated per client based on product tier, SLA selection, and organizational size. The company distributes exclusively through direct enterprise field sales supplemented by a national Group Purchasing Organization contract with Blood Centers of America (BCA), which covers approximately 30% of the U.S. blood supply across ~50 member blood centers; this contract was originally established in 2016 and extended in September 2024 to include the ForLife platform. With 11-50 employees, an average client tenure of 16 years, an average developer tenure of 12 years, and a reported 100% Net Promoter Score, BBCS operates as a niche, family-owned (Brian Forbis as CEO since 2019, Beth McGee as Chairman) regulated software vendor in a concentrated end market with deep switching costs and significant regulatory barriers to entry.
BBCS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- BBCS
- Legal name
- Blood Bank Computer Systems, Inc.
- Website
- https://bbcsinc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1981
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
BBCS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Blood Banking Software
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (513210), Blood and Organ Banks (621991)
- SIC
- Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine LIS (HLACAMAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH), Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG), Clinical Quality Assurance (GCP QA, TMF/QMS oversight) (HLAGAKAI)
Keywords
Where BBCS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Auburn
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
BBCS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Enterprise BECS Software Licenses and Subscriptions: BBCS sells enterprise BECS software to blood centers, plasma organizations, and transfusion services. The ForLife Biologics Platform and ABO Suite are provided as regulated medical device software under subscription/service agreements with associated implementation and support services. BBCS has been described as offering cloud-based SaaS solutions with SLA tiers, suggesting recurring subscription revenue.
- Implementation and Professional Services: BBCS provides comprehensive implementation support including discovery, development, configuration, training, validation, go-live support, and ongoing consulting. Implementation Services are a distinct revenue stream offered alongside software licensing.
- Cloud Hosting Services: Through OpTech (Optimize Technology Group), BBCS provides cloud hosting infrastructure for its applications, including automatic updates, Installation Qualification verification, high-availability services, and disaster recovery. This represents an additional managed services revenue stream.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Service Level Agreement (SLA) tiers for ForLife Biologics Platform |
| Professional services/ project-based | Multi-year contract | Implementation and Support Packages |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels11 records
BBCS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
BBCS develops and sells FDA 510(k)-cleared Blood Establishment Computer Software (BECS) for blood centers, plasma organizations, hospitals, and transfusion services. Its flagship offering is the ForLife Biologics Platform, a cloud-based biologics management system built on AWS that unifies donor management, inventory, patient services, and billing, complemented by the Forcyte Scheduling Platform and the modular ABO Suite of products for mobile collection, donor screening, centralized blood banking, and laboratory operations.
Product overview
BBCS provides purpose-built enterprise software for blood centers, plasma centers, and transfusion services through a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product family includes two primary platforms: ForLife Biologics Platform® (cloud-based, flagship biologics management system launched in 2024, built on AWS) and Forcyte™ Scheduling Platform (donor scheduling and engagement platform launched in 2025), both forming the foundation of a connected blood lifecycle strategy. Supporting these platforms is the FDA 510(k)-cleared Blood Bank Control System 6.0 (BK220790) managing regulated blood establishment functions. The ABO Suite™ is a modular, integrated BECS solution comprising ABO QuickPass (donor screening/CASI), ABO Wheels (mobile collection), ABO Express (centralized blood banking), ABO LabLink (laboratory), and ABO Pulse — supporting donor management through compliance and reporting. ForLife Vantage™ (2026 roadmap) will extend the unified lifecycle into hospital ordering and financial visibility.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ForLife Biologics Platform: Cloud-based biologics management platform for blood centers, plasma organizations, cell therapy providers, and research institutions, providing donor management, inventory, patient services, and billing.
- Forcyte Scheduling Platform
- ABO Suite
- BBCS Integrations
Products and services
- ForLife Biologics Platform® Cloud-based, AWS-hosted biologics management platform that tracks donors, inventory, patients, and billing within a single secure, scalable system. Includes FDA 510(k) cleared Blood Bank Control System, ERP capabilities, integrated donor engagement, and comprehensive project implementation support for blood centers, plasma organizations, cell therapy providers, and research institutions.
- Forcyte™ Scheduling Platform Next-generation donor engagement, scheduling, and mobile drive management platform that streamlines donor recruitment, appointment scheduling workflows, and modernizes digital engagement for blood and plasma collection centers.
- ABO Suite™ Modular, integrated next-generation Blood Establishment Computer Software (BECS) solution encompassing ABO QuickPass, ABO Wheels, ABO Express, ABO LabLink, and ABO Pulse, supporting donor management, order fulfillment, inventory, patient services, transfusion, compliance, and reporting across blood bank operations.
- ABO QuickPass™ FDA 510(k)-cleared donor screening and registration module within the ABO Suite offering Computer Assisted Self Interview (CASI) capabilities that let donors complete screening questionnaires at home or on-site, reducing throughput bottlenecks.
- ABO Wheels™ FDA 510(k)-cleared mobile blood collection application enabling paperless processing for registration, questionnaire, screening, and collection at fixed and mobile sites, with offline operation, fingerprint donor identification, and skiniDIN ISBT-128 label printing.
- ABO Express™ FDA 510(k)-cleared centralized blood banking software with graphical web browser interface supporting end-to-end collection management, inventory control, donor testing, reference laboratory, transfusion services, shipping/receiving, QA, and billing, with third-party plug-in integration.
- ABO LabLink™ FDA 510(k)-cleared laboratory application module providing laboratory integration and interface capabilities for blood testing and reference laboratory operations.
- Blood Bank Control System 6.0 FDA 510(k)-cleared Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) managing regulated blood establishment functions including collection, manufacturing, testing, inventory, and distribution. Embedded within the ForLife Biologics Platform.
- ForLife Vantage™ Next-generation platform layer extending integration into electronic hospital ordering, specialized patient transfusion services, and enhanced financial visibility through integrated invoicing, designed to close the loop from donor intent to patient care within a unified data architecture.
- Cloud Hosting Services Managed cloud hosting services (OpTech Private Cloud) for BBCS applications including automatic application updates, Installation Qualification verification, high-availability services, and disaster recovery, eliminating the need for clients to maintain in-house iSeries infrastructure.
- Implementation and Professional Services Comprehensive implementation support including discovery, development, configuration, training, validation, go-live support, and ongoing biologics consulting offered alongside software licensing for blood center and hospital clients.
Quantifiable outcome
- 28M+ donations processed across BBCS client base, demonstrating operational scale and reliability
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use BBCS
Customer profileNamed customers28 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
BBCS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
Feature9 records
BBCS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- BloodbuyminorBBCS began a new partnership with Bloodbuy, a blood procurement and supply platform. Details of the partnership scope were not fully specified in the available source material.
- Vascular SolutionsminorVascular Solutions, Inc. selected BBCS's ABO Express software to support development of RePlas freeze-dried plasma product, being developed in collaboration with the U.S. Army for battlefield hemorrhage treatment. BBCS was chosen based on its well-established expertise and willingness to develop software enhancements for complex single-donor fresh-frozen plasma traceability requirements. This represents a defense/healthcare collaboration with a specialized biopharmaceutical development program.
- Blood Centers of America (BCA)coreBBCS and Blood Centers of America established the first national BECS contract as a standardization initiative for BCA's member blood centers. BCA members (nearly 50 independent blood centers representing ~30% of U.S. blood supply) receive group purchasing discounts and access to BBCS ABO Suite and ForLife platforms. The partnership provides financial incentives for members who standardize on BBCS software and is described as a major milestone in BCA's standardization efforts. BBCS CEO Beth Simon called it an extension of BBCS's desire to strengthen community blood centers.
- Digi-Trax CorporationcorePartnership between BBCS and Digi-Trax Corporation for the integration of skiniDIN ISBT-128 unit identification label printing within ABO Wheels. The skiniDIN technology enables lower-cost on-demand label printing throughout the collection and manufacturing process. This builds on a long-standing collaboration between BBCS and Digi-Trax that previously produced industry-first on-demand piggyback label printing. Digi-Trax serves as a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) and Systems Integrator for BBCS hardware and labeling solutions.
- ClinicalRM (Clinical Research Management)minorBBCS partnered with Clinical Research Management, Inc. (ClinicalRM) to support Ebola convalescent plasma research. BBCS's Blood Bank Control System (included in mobile donation units) was selected by ClinicalRM as the solution for tracking donor, manufacturing, testing, and transfusion data from Ebola survivors. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. BBCS President and CEO Beth Simon called it a privilege to contribute to potential lifesaving treatments. This represents BBCS's public health emergency response capability.
- Optimize Technology Group (OpTech)coreOpTech provides cloud hosting infrastructure for BBCS applications (OpTech Private Cloud). Services include automatic application updates, Installation Qualification (I/Q) Verification, shared I/Q Verification for BBCS clients, high-availability services, and disaster recovery. OpTech's cloud technology supports BBCS Primary Application, ABO Suite, and other products, eliminating the need for clients to maintain in-house iSeries infrastructure. Founded in 2013 as BBCS's sister company. Multiple BBCS clients (e.g., WSCBC/Shepeard, NIH, ABS, SMH) are hosted on OpTech services.
- BBCS and BCAcoreA partnership with BCA to advance ForLife Biologics Platform adoption among BCA member blood centers. Announced September 2024, this extends the original 2016 national BECS contract to include the newer ForLife platform as part of BCA's member benefits and standardization initiatives.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
BBCS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Oracle Health: Oracle Health (formerly Cerner) provides blood bank functionality embedded within its PathNet/CoPath pathology solutions at large hospital systems. It competes less in the community blood center space but represents a broad EMR incumbent that could restrict BBCS's hospital-side expansion under ForLife Vantage.
- Haemonetics: Haemonetics is a global blood management company that, through acquisitions like Hemasphere and its BloodTrack line, offers software adjacent to BBCS's BECS products for hospital transfusion services. Although a broader medtech incumbent, its hospital-focused blood tracking products overlap with BBCS's transfusion and BloodTrack integration use cases.
- Epic Systems: Epic Systems' Beaker LIS includes a Blood Bank module that competes with BBCS within large integrated delivery networks already standardized on Epic. While not purpose-built for community blood centers, Epic's hospital-side footprint is the primary competitive threat to BBCS's planned ForLife Vantage hospital ordering/transfusion expansion.
Direct peers
- WellSky: WellSky acquired the former Mediware blood bank and transfusion medicine product lines and now offers blood bank informatics that compete head-to-head with BBCS in hospital transfusion services and smaller blood centers; it is the most directly comparable mid-market competitor to BBCS in regulated blood bank software.
- SCC Soft Computer: SCC Soft Computer (also a Roper Technologies subsidiary) develops SoftBank, SoftLab, and SoftMic — purpose-built BECS and laboratory information systems competing directly with BBCS's ForLife Biologics Platform and ABO Suite products for blood bank and transfusion service contracts across U.S. hospitals and blood centers.
- Sunquest Information Systems: Sunquest Information Systems (now part of Roper Technologies) provides laboratory and blood bank information systems, including the Sunquest Blood Bank solution that directly competes with BBCS's Blood Bank Control System for the same blood center and hospital transfusion customers. Sunquest is the most direct head-to-head competitor in the U.S. community blood center software market.
Others
- Sysmex America: Sysmex is a leading hematology diagnostics platform whose middleware (e.g., Sysmex WAM) integrates with BECS systems including BBCS's ABO LabLink module. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but it represents the diagnostics-vendor side of the same regulated blood bank workflow that BBCS serves.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
BBCS social profiles
Digital presenceBBCS compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
BBCS financial estimates
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BBCS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
BBCS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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BBCS M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about BBCS
What does BBCS do?
BBCS develops and sells FDA 510(k)-cleared Blood Establishment Computer Software (BECS) for blood centers, plasma organizations, hospitals, and transfusion services. Its flagship offering is the ForLife Biologics Platform, a cloud-based biologics management system built on AWS that unifies donor management, inventory, patient services, and billing, complemented by the Forcyte Scheduling Platform and the modular ABO Suite of products for mobile collection, donor screening, centralized blood banking, and laboratory operations.
Is BBCS a public or private company?
BBCS is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was BBCS founded?
BBCS was founded in 1981. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is BBCS based?
BBCS is headquartered in Auburn, United States, in the North America region.
How does BBCS make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Enterprise BECS Software Licenses and Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are implementation and Professional Services and cloud Hosting Services.
Who are BBCS's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Oracle Health, Haemonetics and Epic Systems. Direct peers are WellSky, SCC Soft Computer and Sunquest Information Systems. Sysmex America is listed as an others.
Does BBCS have an API?
No public API is recorded for BBCS.
What industry is BBCS in?
BBCS's product category is Blood Banking Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACAMAE, Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine LIS, with a secondary code of HLAHAAAH, Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology. Its NAICS code is 513210 and its SIC code is 8071.