Institut für Transfusionsmedizin Suhl gGmbH

What Institut für Transfusionsmedizin Suhl gGmbH does

Institut für Transfusionsmedizin Suhl gGmbH (ITM Suhl) is a municipal, non-profit (gemeinnützige GmbH) blood and plasma donation service headquartered in Suhl, Thuringia, Germany, founded in 1966 and jointly owned by the City of Suhl as main shareholder alongside DRK-Blutspendedienst NSTOB gGmbH and DRK Kreisverband Suhl e.V. The organization self-describes as the largest communal blood donation service in Germany and operates four fixed donation stations (Suhl, Erfurt-Rieth, Eisenach, Ilmenau) supplemented by up to ten mobile blood donation teams operating daily across Thuringia, Franconia, Saxony-Anhalt, and (since 2013) Hesse.

Its core product portfolio centers on whole-blood, plasma, thrombocyte, autologous, and stem cell donation. All processing and testing of blood products is performed on-site at the Suhl facility under pharmaceutical manufacturing standards, with an in-house institute laboratory providing immunohematological basic and reference services. Since 1991 the institute has operated an EFI-accredited HLA laboratory for HLA and HPA typing of stem cell donors and patients, with the stem cell donor registry integrated into the national Zentrales Knochenmarkspender-Register Deutschland (ZKRD). Donor-engagement adjacencies include the Foodvideos recipe series, Music Monday Spotify playlists, a rotating donation quiz, the Studi-Helden student program, and the Ery's Spenden Challenge corporate program.

Revenue is generated by supplying manufactured blood and plasma products to public and private hospitals and children's clinics across Germany and by providing laboratory and HLA reference services, all under regulated public healthcare pricing rather than publicly listed fee schedules. Donor acquisition is driven by a community-led go-to-market model combining mobile teams, fixed stations, university outreach, loyalty and referral campaigns, corporate challenges, and social media community management. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Institut für Transfusionsmedizin Suhl gGmbH

Legal name

Institut für Transfusionsmedizin Suhl Gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://blutspendesuhl.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Institut für Transfusionsmedizin Suhl gGmbH is the largest communal blood and plasma donation service in Germany, operating four fixed stations and up to ten daily mobile teams across Thuringia, Franconia, Saxony-Anhalt, and Hesse to supply hospitals with on-site-manufactured blood products and EFI-accredited HLA typing services.

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Product category

Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Plasma Collection & Donor Services (Plasmapheresis Centers) (HLAIAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG), Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH), Plasma-Derived & Blood Products Distributors (HLAIAJAJ), Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

Keywords

• Blood donation services
• Plasma donation services
• HLA typing services
• Blood product manufacturing
• Transfusion medicine services

Headquarters

HQ city

Suhl

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Blood and plasma product supply: The company collects blood and plasma, manufactures blood products on-site, and supplies hospitals and other healthcare facilities across Germany with blood and plasma products. This constitutes its primary revenue-generating activity as a public healthcare provider.
2. Medical products and services: In-house laboratory services including immunohematological testing, reference diagnostics, and HLA stem cell typing are provided to hospitals, clinics, and the public healthcare system.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ITM Suhl collects whole blood, plasma, and thrombocyte donations from healthy adult donors via four fixed donation stations and up to ten daily mobile teams across Thuringia, Franconia, Saxony-Anhalt, and Hesse. Collected donations are processed, tested, and manufactured into blood products on-site at the Suhl facility under pharmaceutical manufacturing standards, with immunohematological testing provided through the institute-owned laboratory. The institute also operates an EFI-accredited HLA/HPA typing laboratory (since 1991) connected to the German ZKRD registry for stem cell donor matching, and coordinates autologous blood donation for planned surgeries in cooperation with partner clinics.

Product overview

ITM Suhl operates as a blood donation service with a unified portfolio centered on blood and plasma collection, processing, and supply. The core offerings include blood and plasma donation services (both stationary and mobile), medical blood products manufactured at the Suhl facility, stem cell donation with EFI-accredited HLA typing, and autologous blood donation for planned surgeries. Supporting the core blood services, the organization provides engagement products including Foodvideos (recipe content for donor recovery), Music Monday playlists (Spotify-based music during donations), Studi-Helden (student-focused engagement with university appointments and future app), and a Quiz module for donor education. The organization supplies blood products to hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide from its Suhl headquarters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blut- und Plasmaspende (Blood and Plasma Donation) Core donation service comprising whole blood, plasma, and thrombocyte collection operated through four fixed donation stations (Suhl, Erfurt-Rieth, Eisenach, Ilmenau) and mobile donation teams, supplying hospitals and clinics across Germany.
• Medizinische Produkte (Medical Blood Products)
• Blutstammzellenspende (Stem Cell Donation and HLA Typing)
• Eigenblutspende (Autologous Blood Donation) Pre-operative autologous blood donation service for planned surgeries, performed directly at partner clinics in coordination with the institute.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 350 blood concentrates supplied daily in Thuringia alone; approximately 14,000 blood concentrates required daily across Germany

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DRK-Blutspendedienst NSTOB gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung der Landesverbände Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Oldenburg, Bremen und ThüringencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK-Blutspendedienst NSTOB is one of the shareholders of ITM Suhl, alongside the City of Suhl (main shareholder) and DRK Kreisverband Suhl e.V. This DRK blood service covers multiple German states and represents a strategic partnership within the German Red Cross blood service network.
• DRK Kreisverband Suhl e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRK Kreisverband Suhl e.V. is a shareholder of ITM Suhl alongside the City of Suhl and DRK-Blutspendedienst NSTOB, representing the local German Red Cross chapter's involvement in the blood donation service.
• Stadt Suhl (City of Suhl)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Suhl is the main shareholder (Hauptgesellschafter) of ITM Suhl. The company is registered as a municipal, nonprofit (gemeinnützige) GmbH with its registered office in the city of Suhl in the Free State of Thuringia.
• Zentrales Knochenmarkspender-Register Deutschland (ZKRD)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe stem cell donor registry operated by ITM Suhl is connected to ZKRD, the central German bone marrow donor registry, enabling national matching of stem cell donors with patients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Plasma Service Group (Europe): European private plasma collection operator active in Germany. Comparable as a competing source-plasma collector pursuing the same donor demographic, though focused on fractionation supply rather than regional hospital transfusion services.

Broad incumbents

• Biotest AG: German-listed plasma protein manufacturer (now part of Grifols) that operates its own plasma collection centers in Germany and Europe. Comparable as an integrated collector-plus-fractionator in the German plasma value chain, but with a global commercial reach ITM Suhl lacks.
• CSL Plasma: One of the world's largest plasma collectors and part of CSL Behring's vertically integrated plasma-derived therapeutics franchise. Operates German plasma centers; comparable as a plasma collector at scale but does not provide regional whole-blood hospital supply.

Regional players

• DRK-Blutspendedienst West: German Red Cross blood service covering Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland. Comparable nonprofit blood collection and hospital supply model, but operating in a different region than ITM Suhl.

Direct peers

• Universitätsklinikum Jena – Institut für Transfusionsmedizin: University hospital transfusion medicine institute in Thuringia providing donor typing, blood product manufacturing, and HLA diagnostics. Comparable regional supplier of transfusion medicine services in the same state.
• Haema AG (Octapharma Plasma): Germany's largest private plasma collection network, now owned by Octapharma. Operates fixed plasma donation centers across Germany and competes for the same donor pool, though focused on source plasma for fractionation rather than regional whole-blood supply.
• DRK-Blutspendedienst Baden-Württemberg – Hessen: German Red Cross blood service covering Baden-Württemberg and Hesse, operating fixed stations and mobile teams with hospital supply. Directly comparable nonprofit blood collector with overlapping regional scope (Hesse).
• DRK-Blutspendedienst NSTOB: German Red Cross blood service covering Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Oldenburg, Bremen, and Thüringen; also a shareholder of ITM Suhl. Directly comparable as a regional nonprofit blood collector and supplier of blood/plasma products to hospitals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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