Stiftung Blutspende SRK Aargau-Solothurn

What Stiftung Blutspende SRK Aargau-Solothurn does

Stiftung Blutspende SRK Aargau-Solothurn, doing business as Blutspende Nordwestschweiz, is a non-profit foundation and licensed regional blood service of the Swiss Red Cross (SRK) operating in the Nordwestschweiz region of Switzerland. The foundation collects whole blood, platelets (apheresis), and blood stem cells from volunteer donors, and supplies processed blood products to hospitals and clinics in its catchment area. Its core infrastructure comprises seven fixed donation centers in Aarau, Basel, Baden, Muri, Olten, Solothurn, and Zofingen, supplemented by a mobile donation bus that extends reach across Aargau and Solothurn.

The organization runs a digital platform consisting of a website and a newly launched mobile app (digital donor card, appointment booking, live blood inventory status by blood type) that supports donor engagement and operational transparency. It also operates corporate donation programs for employer-organized drives and school-based educational programs to build a future donor pipeline, alongside targeted promotional campaigns and partnerships such as the 2026 Blutspendechallenge with Kantonspolizei Aargau and the Apherese 2026 specialist event.

The foundation operates as a regulated regional monopoly supplier under Swiss healthcare law, with revenue generated through reimbursement of blood products by Swiss cantonal healthcare tariffs. Its head office is at Hebelstrasse 10, 4031 Basel. The entity has undergone a recent corporate merger (Fusion) consolidating the regional organization, and it is operationally active. No financial, headcount, or unit-volume data are publicly disclosed.

Name

Stiftung Blutspende SRK Aargau-Solothurn

Legal name

Blutspende SRK Nordwestschweiz

Website

https://blutspende-ag-so.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stiftung Blutspende SRK Aargau-Solothurn (Blutspende Nordwestschweiz) is a non-profit Swiss Red Cross regional blood service collecting whole blood, platelets, and stem cells across Aargau and Solothurn via seven fixed centers and a mobile bus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Donation Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

Keywords

• Blood donation services
• Platelet apheresis donation
• Stem cell donation
• Mobile blood donation
• Corporate blood drives

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Blood Products and Transfusion Services: As a Swiss Red Cross blood donation service, the organization collects, processes, and distributes blood products to hospitals and healthcare facilities in the Nordwestschweiz region. Revenue is generated through the healthcare system reimbursement framework for blood products and related transfusion services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stiftung Blutspende SRK Aargau-Solothurn is a non-profit foundation that collects, processes, and distributes blood products (whole blood, platelets, and blood stem cells) through 7 fixed donation centers and a mobile donation bus across the Nordwestschweiz region. It supplies hospitals and healthcare facilities with transfusion medicine products and supports donors through a mobile app, appointment booking, a reward shop, and a community platform.

Product overview

Blutspende Nordwestschweiz operates as a unified blood donation service platform offering multiple donation types (whole blood, platelets, blood stem cells) through fixed centers and mobile units. The core offerings include a digital appointment booking system (Terminfinder) accessible online, a mobile smartphone app providing donor ID, blood type, and donation history, and various donation service types. Supporting services include a reward shop (Prämienshop) for donor incentives, a community platform for donor engagement, and corporate/workplace donation programs. The service architecture combines in-person donation services with digital tools for donor management and engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vollblutspende (Whole Blood Donation) Traditional whole blood donation service where donors give a pint of blood, the most common type of blood donation, intended for transfusion to hospital patients.
• Blutplättchenspende (Platelet Donation) Platelet apheresis donation service where donors give only platelets, used primarily for cancer patients and those with clotting disorders.
• Blutstammzellspende (Blood Stem Cell Donation) Blood stem cell donation service helping patients with leukemia and other blood diseases find matching donors.
• Blutspendebus (Mobile Blood Donation Bus) Mobile blood donation unit that travels to communities and companies, bringing donation opportunities directly to donors across the Nordwestschweiz region.
• Firmenspende (Corporate Blood Donation) Workplace blood donation program bringing mobile donation events to businesses and organizations for employee participation.
• Blutspende App (Blood Donation Mobile Application) Mobile application providing digital blood donor card, blood type display, vital values, complete donation history, automatic next eligible donation date calculation accounting for travel and vaccinations, live blood inventory status by blood type, and local mobile donation event notifications.
• Terminfinder / Spendeorte (Appointment Finder and Donation Locations) Online appointment booking platform allowing donors to find and schedule blood donation appointments at fixed centers (Aarau, Basel, Baden, Muri, Olten, Solothurn, Zofingen) or mobile action locations.
• Spenderfragebogen (Donor Questionnaire) Digital pre-donation health questionnaire completed before blood donation appointments to determine eligibility.
• Prämienshop (Reward Shop) Online reward shop where blood donors can redeem points earned from their donations for various prizes, supporting donor retention and recognition.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Swiss Red Cross (Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz SRK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs Stiftung Blutspende SRK Aargau-Solothurn, the organization operates as part of the Swiss Red Cross (SRK) network. The name 'Blutspende SRK Nordwestschweiz' indicates formal affiliation with the national Red Cross blood donation program, following Swiss Red Cross standards, quality guidelines, and operational frameworks for blood collection and transfusion services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross Blood Services: Largest US blood collector operating a national network of donation centers and mobile drives under the American Red Cross brand. Comparable brand-recognition and regulatory-positioning advantage, though at much greater scale.
• Vitalant: Large US non-profit blood collector operating a national network of donation centers and mobile drives. Comparable non-profit mission, mixed fixed-center/mobile distribution, and full laboratory processing capabilities.
• NHS Blood and Transplant: UK-wide blood and organ service operating fixed donation centers, mobile collection, and full laboratory/production capabilities. Closest international analogue in mission, scale, and product portfolio breadth.
• Sanquin Blood Supply: Dutch national blood bank operating collection, processing, and distribution for the Netherlands. Comparable in end-to-end transfusion-medicine operations including plasmapheresis, stem cells, and laboratory services, but at national scale.
• DRK Blutspendedienst: German Red Cross blood service operating regional donor centers and full production/laboratory capabilities across Germany. Closely analogous in Red Cross affiliation, voluntary-donor model, and apheresis/stem-cell services.

Emerging players

• Haema: German blood donation service operator running fixed donation centers for whole-blood and apheresis collection, serving regional hospitals. Comparable in service mix and donation-center model, though narrower in geographic reach than a national Red Cross entity.
• Octapharma Plasma: Specialized plasma collection network feeding Octapharma's fractionated therapy production. Comparable donor-center infrastructure and regulated collection operations, though distinct from full-service blood banks.
• CSL Plasma: Specialized plasmapheresis collection network supplying plasma for fractionated therapies. Comparable in donor-center operating model and apheresis technology, but narrowly focused on source plasma rather than whole-blood transfusion.

Regional players

• Blutspende SRK Zürich: Sibling Swiss Red Cross regional blood service covering Zürich canton. Same SRK-affiliated Stiftung model, donation types, and mobile/fixed-center hybrid distribution — directly comparable in scope and operating model.
• Blutspende SRK Bern: Swiss Red Cross regional blood service for the Bern canton, operating fixed centers and mobile donation buses. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and product mix to Blutspende Nordwestschweiz.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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