Memorial Blood Centers

Name

Memorial Blood Centers

Legal name

New York Blood Center, Inc. (operating the Memorial Blood Centers division)

Website

https://mbc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Collection and Distribution Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215), Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plasma Collection & Donor Services (Plasmapheresis Centers) (HLAIAHAH), Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine LIS (HLACAMAE)

Keywords

• Blood collection services
• Hospital blood supply
• Reference laboratory services
• Blood donation programs
• Cellular therapy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Blood product sales to hospitals and healthcare providers: Recurring / per-order sales of whole blood, red blood cells, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate, and specialty products (HLA-matched platelets, irradiated units, rare red cells, pediatric units) to more than 600 hospitals and clinics nationwide. Orders placed 24/7 via BloodHub portal, fax, or STAT phone lines. Revenue model is transaction-based per unit supplied.
2. Laboratory and reference testing services: Fee-for-service revenue from FDA-licensed donor infectious disease testing, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) antibody investigations, and HCT/P testing services. More than 120 HCT/P providers and numerous hospitals/blood centers across the country use MBC labs.
3. Philanthropic contributions and grants: Donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations supporting the nonprofit 501(c)(3) mission. Includes online gifts (one-time and recurring), corporate/matching gifts, tribute gifts, mail-in contributions, and foundation grants (e.g., $15K, $25K, $150K, $120K Google AdWords, $10K examples cited). Tax ID 13-1949477.
4. Research products and services: Sale of research-grade blood products to research organizations, academic institutions, and biomedical companies — including mononuclear cells, out-dated packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, out-dated and in-dated apheresis platelets, in-dated whole blood and red blood cells, and blood samples.
5. Cellular therapy and HPC services: Community autologous bone marrow transplant program support: collection, processing, cryopreservation, storage, and infusion support services. Also supports stem cell collections for Be the Match (National Marrow Donor Program) HLA-matched donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) collects, tests, processes, and distributes blood and blood components (whole blood, red cells, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate, and specialty products) to more than 600 hospitals and clinics nationwide. It operates an FDA-licensed donor testing laboratory, an Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL), HCT/P testing services, and cellular therapy/HPC services, while also supplying research-grade blood products to research organizations, academic institutions, and biomedical companies. Blood is sourced from volunteer donors through 10 permanent donor centers across Minnesota and Wisconsin plus a mobile blood drive program.

Product overview

Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) is a community-based, non-profit blood collection and distribution organization operating as a division of New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe). Its offering is structured as an integrated platform of donor-facing blood collection services, hospital/clinic-facing blood product and laboratory services, and supporting community and education programs. Donor-facing products include Whole Blood Donation, Double Red Cell Donation, Platelet Donation, Plasma Donation, Granulocyte Donation, and the Sickle Cell Donor Program, along with Special Donations (HLA-matched platelets, therapeutic phlebotomy, directed, autologous, and stem cell collections). Hospital-facing products span a comprehensive Blood Products portfolio (leukoreduced/apheresis red cells, rare red cells, frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, platelet pheresis, HLA-matched and HPA-1a negative platelets) plus Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC) and Research Products. Laboratory Services comprise the Donor Testing Laboratory, the Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL), and HCT/P Testing. Supporting programs include the Donor Loyalty Programs portfolio (All Seasons Lifesaver, Twice the Hero, Platelet Pact, Plasma Champion, Universal Lifesaver), the Thank the Donor® Program, MBC Education Resources (TAMs, AABB eCasts, clinical rotations, physician training, tours), High School Programs, Host a Blood Drive (with the Battle of the Badges annual first-responder competition and Host a Donor Day), the Financial Giving Program, and the Volunteer Program. Operations are connected via the Hero Hub donor portal, the BloodHub ordering platform, the BloodBill payment platform, and the ThankTheDonor.org service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• All Seasons Lifesaver: Donor loyalty program for whole blood donors who give once per season; eligible donors receive a premium weekender bag or puffer vest.
• Twice the Hero
• Platelet Pact
• Plasma Champion
• Universal Lifesaver
• Thank the Donor®
• Battle of the Badges
• Sickle Cell Donor Program

Products and services

• Blood Products (Hospital Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• One pint of blood can save as many as three lives
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship parent enterprise, core and minor.

• New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe)flagship parent enterpriseStrategic or Co-development PartnerMBC merged with NYBCe in 2016 and is now a division. NYBCe provides the national network, research capabilities, and shared mission. NYBCe divisions include Blood Bank of Delmarva, Community Blood Center (KC), Connecticut Blood Center, Nebraska Community Blood Bank, MBC, New York Blood Center, and Rhode Island Blood Center. NYBCe supplies products, research, and consultative services worldwide.
• Best BuycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-term top blood drive sponsor. Partners to provide free blood typing and sickle cell trait testing to educate potential donors at more than 30 local and statewide events, including Best Buy's Annual Enrollment Health Fair.
• Target CorporationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTop blood drive sponsor that engages its employees to donate and give back to as many as 55,000 people in the community.
• Donaldson CorporationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-time blood drive partner. MBC employees annually join Donaldson Corporation in the MS150 Ride to fund Multiple Sclerosis research.
• AmeriprisecoreGTM or Marketing Partner40-year blood drive sponsor and financial partner. Has supported efforts to expand Twin Cities metro area donor recruitment and blood drive sponsorship for three consecutive years.
• Cookie CartcoreOthersNorth Minneapolis-based non-profit that provides employment and leadership opportunities to youth. Cookie Cart is the sole provider of cookies at Memorial Blood Centers' six metro donor centers.
• GooglecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided a $120,000 Google AdWords advertising grant to improve search engine optimization (SEO), supporting increased outreach to potential new blood donors.
• Be the Match (National Marrow Donor Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBe the Match is the national hematopoietic stem cell donor registry. If a registered Be the Match donor is found to be an HLA match to a patient with leukemia or blood disease, they may be asked to donate stem cells at Memorial Blood Centers as part of the patient's treatment plan. MBC provides collection, processing, cryopreservation, storage, and infusion support services.
• America's Blood CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association of which MBC is a member. America's Blood Centers produced a video on career opportunities at MBC. NYBCe (MBC's parent) champions policies at the ABC Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.
• Hennepin EMSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosted the first-ever blood drive with Hennepin EMS (March 6, 2026), expanding MBC's first-responder blood drive partnerships.
• AABB Interorganizational Task Force on Donor Hemoglobin DeferralsminorOthersCo-developed pre-donation information on iron deficiency and maintaining iron balance used by MBC to educate donors on hemoglobin eligibility.
• HealthEast Care SystemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Foundation of America's Blood Centers to fund a comprehensive blood transfusion training curriculum and simulation videos for partner hospitals.
• NYBCe divisions (Blood Bank of Delmarva, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Connecticut Blood Center, Nebraska Community Blood Bank, Rhode Island Blood Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister divisions within the NYBCe network. Mutual cross-promotion of financial giving and donor engagement. Listed under "Explore Our Organization" on the MBC home page.
• ThankTheDonor.org servicecoreTechnology or IntegrationProprietary barcode-scanning service operated by NYBCe/MBC that allows blood recipients to send anonymous thank-you messages to donors using the Donor Identification Number (DIN).

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe): MBC's parent enterprise and the largest community-based blood center in the U.S. NYBCe operates the same integrated blood collection, hospital services, IRL, and HCT/P testing model across New York, Delmarva, Connecticut, Kansas City, Nebraska, and Rhode Island, making it the most directly comparable operating peer to MBC.
• Vitalant: One of the largest nonprofit blood collectors in the U.S., serving more than 1,000 hospitals across 40+ states. Vitalant competes head-to-head with MBC for hospital supply contracts, offers apheresis and specialty products, and operates an integrated IRL and donor testing lab — a direct national-scale peer.
• Versiti: A nonprofit blood center and diagnostic services organization operating across the Midwest. Versiti is a direct peer offering blood products, apheresis collections, IRL, and HCT/P testing, with a comparable academic-affiliated research and specialty testing model.
• OneBlood: A large nonprofit blood center serving the southeastern U.S. OneBlood directly competes with MBC for hospital supply contracts and specialty products, and operates a comparable IRL, donor testing, and apheresis platform — making it a strong operational peer.
• Carter BloodCare: A large Texas-based nonprofit blood center serving hundreds of hospitals with a comparable product portfolio including apheresis platelets, HLA-matched products, and reference lab services. Similar in scale, mission, and operating model to MBC.
• Blood Bank of Delmarva: A sister division of MBC within NYBCe, serving hospitals in Delaware and the Delmarva peninsula. Operates the same NYBCe blood collection and hospital services model and is directly comparable in products, services, and operating structure.
• Hoxworth Blood Center: The University of Cincinnati-affiliated community blood center serving the Greater Cincinnati region. Hoxworth directly competes with MBC as a regional nonprofit blood center with a full apheresis, IRL, and hospital services portfolio, plus research and academic ties.

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross Biomedical Services: The largest U.S. blood collector, supplying approximately 40% of the nation's blood. While Red Cross is a broad incumbent rather than a community-blood-center specialist, it directly competes for hospital contracts and operates a national IRL and HCT/P testing infrastructure.

Regional players

• San Diego Blood Bank: A regional nonprofit blood center serving Southern California hospitals with a comparable apheresis, specialty product, and reference lab offering. A geographically non-overlapping regional peer to MBC with similar community-based operating model.

Others

• Grifols (Biomat USA plasma division): A large for-profit plasma collection operator that competes with MBC for plasma donors and downstream plasma-derived products. While not a direct blood center peer, Grifols is a relevant adjacent player in the source plasma supply chain that affects MBC's plasma collection economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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