LifeShare Blood Center

What LifeShare Blood Center does

LifeShare Blood Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community blood bank founded in 1942 and headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana. It operates an integrated blood banking platform built around the collection, processing, testing, and distribution of volunteer whole blood, apheresis platelets, double red cells (ALYX), and plasma across a regional three-state service area (Louisiana, East Texas, South Arkansas). Underlying the operation are ten fixed donor centers, mobile blood drives, and a network of 250 high school partnerships; the organization supplies blood components and specialized testing services to more than 100 hospitals and medical facilities and runs the John J. Moulds Immunohematology Reference Laboratory — one of only 61 AABB-accredited IRLs in the U.S. and home to the world's third-largest collection of rare blood cells and a multi-population DNA repository. The product portfolio extends well beyond blood components to include paid plasma operations (Pelican Plasma), apheresis platelets (Fairfield Platelets), LifeShare Tissue Services (ligaments, bones) launched in 2020, LifeShare Biologics (MSC, HUVEC, Amnion) launched in April 2025, therapeutic phlebotomy, and a 6-week Phlebotomy School; cellular products (e.g., MSC at $749/vial, Amnion at $353/sheet) are sold to research institutions, while hospital blood supply remains the dominant offtake channel. Revenue is generated primarily through per-component billing to hospitals, with diversification into paid plasma, research-grade cellular products, phlebotomy training tuition ($2,000 plus $150 platform fee), and tax-deductible financial contributions supporting the 35%+ of supply delivered through the high school donor pipeline. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, led by President & CEO Dr. Chad A. Douglas, and operates under FDA licensure, AABB accreditation, and CLIA certification across eleven locations.

Name

LifeShare Blood Center

Legal name

LifeShare Blood Center

Website

https://lifeshare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

LifeShare Blood Center is a nonprofit community blood bank founded in 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana, supplying blood components to 100+ hospitals across Louisiana, East Texas, and South Arkansas, with one of 61 AABB-accredited reference labs, the world's third-largest rare blood cell collection, and expanding cellular, tissue, and biologics services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Banking Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835), Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH), Cell & Tissue Banking (biobanking, cord blood/tissue) (HLAAAGAE), Plasma Collection & Donor Services (Plasmapheresis Centers) (HLAIAHAH), Sample Logistics, Biorepository & IVD Kit Management (Trial Support) (HLAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Blood banking services
• Blood component supply
• Cellular therapy products
• Immunohematology testing
• Tissue recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shreveport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Volunteer Blood Donations: Community blood donations collected at donor centers and mobile drives, processed into components (red cells, platelets, plasma) and distributed to hospital patients. Donations are volunteer/unpaid.
2. Paid Plasma Donations: Plasma donations collected for manufacturing into medications and biotherapies for patients with rare and complex chronic diseases, immune deficiency disorders, nervous system disorders, and hemophilia.
3. Cellular Products Sales: Sales of MSC ($749/vial), HUVEC, and Amnion ($353/sheet) to research institutions. Products sourced from volunteer donors and used for research applications.
4. Phlebotomy School Tuition: Healthcare training program charging $2,000 tuition plus $150 McGraw Hill platform fee for 6-week phlebotomy certification course.
5. Financial Contributions: Tax-deductible donations supporting blood donor education, equipment/facilities improvement, reference laboratories, minority/rare donor programs, and LifeScholars education scholarships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LifeShare Blood Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) regional blood center founded in 1942 and headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana. It collects, processes, tests, and distributes whole blood and blood components (red blood cells, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate) to more than 100 hospitals and medical facilities across Louisiana, East Texas, and South Arkansas. Beyond core transfusion medicine, the organization operates an Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, a Scientific Services division offering molecular testing and genotyping, a LifeShare Biologics cellular products line, Tissue Services, therapeutic phlebotomy, and a phlebotomy training school.

Product overview

LifeShare Blood Center operates as a comprehensive blood banking and healthcare services organization offering multiple integrated product lines. Core operations include blood donation collection (whole blood, ALYX red cells, platelets, plasma) and transfusion services to over 100 medical facilities across Louisiana, East Texas, and South Arkansas. Supporting the core blood banking function are the AABB-accredited Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) providing rare blood matching, Scientific Services offering molecular testing and genotyping, and Therapeutic Phlebotomy for medical patients. The organization has expanded into cellular products through LifeShare Biologics (launched April 2025), offering research-grade MSC, HUVEC, and Amnion products. Additional services include Tissue Services (ligaments, bones), LifeShare Phlebotomy School (healthcare training), and LifeScholars scholarships for high school donors. The portfolio also includes DonorPass for donor convenience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• John J. Moulds Immunohematology Reference Laboratory: AABB accredited IRL providing rare blood typing, antibody identification, and compatibility testing services
• Scientific Services
• LifeShare Biologics
• Cellular Services
• LifeShare Tissue Services
• Pelican Plasma
• Fairfield Platelets
• LifeShare Phlebotomy School
• LifeScholars

Quantifiable outcome

• One donation can save up to 3 lives
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• America's Blood CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership organization of community blood centers providing network resources, best practices sharing, and collaborative initiatives for member blood centers across North America.
• American Rare Donor Program (ARDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program facilitating matching of rare blood units for patients with complex compatibility issues. LifeShare is one of largest contributors to ARDP.
• KrogerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKroger Neighbor to Neighbor community rewards program allows shoppers to link Kroger Plus Card to LifeShare, earning percentage of eligible purchase dollars for the organization.
• Louisiana Workforce CommissionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWIOA program provides potential tuition assistance eligibility for phlebotomy school students meeting residency, age, citizenship, and education criteria.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vitalant: Largest U.S. community blood center and member of America's Blood Centers; operates fixed donor centers, mobile drives, IRL, and biologics across the western and central U.S. - a directly comparable multi-line community blood operator with the same volunteer-based model as LifeShare.
• OneBlood: Regional community blood center serving Florida, the Gulf Coast, and parts of the southeastern U.S. Operates fixed donor centers, mobile drives, IRL, and cellular/biologics services, closely mirroring LifeShare's service-line structure and target customers.
• Carter BloodCare: Community blood bank headquartered in Dallas-Fort Worth serving North, Central, and East Texas. Geographically adjacent to LifeShare's East Texas footprint and shares the community-based collection, IRL, and hospital supply model.
• Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center: Houston-area community blood center operating fixed donor sites, mobile drives, and hospital supply across the Texas Gulf Coast. Direct geographic neighbor of LifeShare's East Texas footprint offering nearly identical volunteer-driven services.
• New York Blood Center: Major U.S. blood center operating an AABB-accredited IRL, rare donor programs, cellular therapy, and biologics research operations. Best-in-class counterpart for LifeShare's IRL and Biologics ambitions and operates as a nonprofit community blood operator.
• Stanford Blood Center: Academic AABB-accredited IRL serving the San Francisco Bay Area with rare antibody identification, genotyping, and cellular product offerings. Highly comparable to LifeShare's IRL and Scientific Services capability stack.
• BioBridge Global: San Antonio-based nonprofit operating South Texas Blood & Tissue Center and QualTex biologics testing. Combines community blood banking with tissue services and cellular/biologics operations - a direct analog to LifeShare's multi-line nonprofit model.
• Grifols: Global plasma-derived therapies leader operating the largest network of paid plasma collection centers in the U.S. Compares directly to LifeShare's Pelican Plasma paid plasma business in business model and donor economics.
• CSL Plasma: Major paid plasma collection operator and subsidiary of CSL Behring. Highly comparable to LifeShare's Pelican Plasma operations in business model, donor compensation structure, and downstream industrial use of collected plasma.

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross: The largest U.S. blood collector, operating blood banking as part of a much broader humanitarian portfolio. Directly overlaps LifeShare in volunteer donation, processing, and hospital supply but is a generalist incumbent rather than a regional specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LifeShare
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5P_kNAXRgkULap82_ZA1gA
• Facebookfacebook.com/LifeShareBloodCenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/lifeshareblood
• TikToktiktok.com/@lifesharebloodcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lifeshare-blood-centers

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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