Fundação Hemoba

What Fundação Hemoba does

Fundação Hemoba (Fundação de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Estado da Bahia, DBA: HEMOBA) is a state government foundation (autarquia estatal) under the Government of the State of Bahia, Brazil. Headquartered in Salvador at Ladeira do Hospital Geral in the Brotas neighborhood, it serves as the official institution responsible for blood collection, processing, testing, storage, and distribution to hospitals and healthcare facilities across the entire state of Bahia. The foundation operates fixed hemocenters, mobile collection units (Hemóvel), an outpatient hematology service, a diagnostic laboratory, an online patient results portal, and the Cadastro de Medula Óssea (bone marrow donor registry). It also operates the Centro de Referência Estadual Rilza Valentim, the state's reference center for sickle cell disease patients, supported by a sickle cell patient census and a screening/consultation scheduling service.

Hemoba's service portfolio is delivered free of charge to citizens under Brazil's Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). The foundation is funded through Bahia state government budget allocations rather than through private investment, public equity issuance, or commercial contracts. It functions as a regulated public utility within the state healthcare system, with operational authority granted by statute and oversight exercised through the Bahia State Secretary of Health (SESAB). Specialized technical capabilities include apheresis donation (targeted blood component collection), comprehensive laboratory diagnostics, and community outreach via mobile collection units deployed across municipalities. All services are delivered through a regional distribution model anchored at the Salvador headquarters and extended via the Hemóvel fleet and partner hospital network.

The foundation's customer base is composed of voluntary blood donors, hospital patients requiring transfusion support, sickle cell disease patients receiving specialized care, and bone marrow transplant candidates served through the donor registry. Communication and outreach are conducted through the Bahia State Government portal, a news section (Notícias), the Informativo Hemoba em Ação newsletter, and a VLibras accessibility widget for Brazilian Sign Language users. As a public sector entity, Hemoba is not an investable company in the conventional PE/VC/M&A sense; its continuity, capital allocation, and strategic direction are determined by state government policy and budget cycles rather than capital markets.

Name

Fundação Hemoba

Legal name

Fundação de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Estado da Bahia

Website

https://hemoba.ba.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundação Hemoba is a Bahia state government foundation that operates the statewide blood bank and hematology service, collecting, processing, and distributing blood products to public hospitals and running a sickle cell reference center, bone marrow registry, and mobile collection units (Hemóvel).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Banking and Hemotherapy Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hematology & Coagulation Diagnostics (HLAHAAAB), Hematology & Coagulation Laboratories (HLAFAMAC), Cell & Tissue Banking (biobanking, cord blood/tissue) (HLAAAGAE), Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine LIS (HLACAMAE)

Keywords

• Blood banking services
• Hemotherapy services
• Hematology care
• Blood donation services
• Diagnostic laboratory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Funding (SUS): Funded by the Brazilian public healthcare system (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS) through government budget allocations. Services are provided free of charge to citizens, with costs covered by public health funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundação Hemoba is the official state hematology and hemotherapy foundation of Bahia, Brazil. It collects, processes, tests, stores, and distributes blood and blood components to hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the state. It also operates a sickle cell disease reference center, a bone marrow donor registry, outpatient hematology services, and mobile blood collection units (Hemóvel).

Product overview

Fundação Hemoba is a state government blood bank and hematology foundation in Bahia, Brazil. It operates as a unified service platform offering multiple interconnected healthcare services including blood donation (Doação de Sangue), apheresis donation (Doação por Aférese), bone marrow registry (Cadastro de Medula Óssea), outpatient care (Atendimento Ambulatorial), diagnostic laboratory services (Laboratório de Diagnóstico), and online results access (Resultados). The foundation also operates a mobile blood collection unit (Hemóvel) through its Coleta Externa program and maintains a specialized reference center for sickle cell disease patients (Centro de Referência Rilza Valentim) with associated screening and consultation scheduling services. The services are delivered through physical locations across Bahia and an online portal for results and registrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Doação de Sangue (Blood Donation) Voluntary blood donation service enabling citizens to donate blood at HEMOBA facilities across Bahia.
• Doação por Aférese (Apheresis Donation)
• Cadastro de Medula Óssea (Bone Marrow Donor Registry)
• Coleta Externa - Hemóvel (Mobile Blood Collection)
• Atendimento Ambulatorial (Outpatient Hematology Care)
• Laboratório de Diagnóstico (Diagnostic Laboratory Services)
• Centro de Referência às Pessoas com Doença Falciforme Rilza Valentim (Sickle Cell Disease Reference Center)
• Resultados (Online Test Results)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross Biomedical Services: US national blood collector supplying ~40% of US blood supply. Comparable at the category level (large-scale voluntary donor blood collection and apheresis) but geographically and structurally different — a useful international benchmark.
• Coordenação-Geral de Sangue e Hemoderivados / Hemorrede (Ministry of Health): Federal coordinator of Brazil's national blood system that oversees Hemorrede — the network of state blood banks including Hemoba. Comparable as the regulatory/funder ecosystem Hemoba operates within, rather than a direct competitor.
• Cruz Vermelha Brasileira (Brazilian Red Cross): Brazilian Red Cross, which historically supports blood donation campaigns and operates some collection activities. Adjacent rather than direct — competes for donor awareness at the national level.

Direct peers

• Fundação Pró-Sangue / Hemocentro de São Paulo: São Paulo state blood center operated by a public foundation tied to a university hospital. Comparable as a large state-level blood bank offering voluntary donation, apheresis, lab diagnostics, and bone marrow registry — Hemoba's most established national benchmark.
• Hemorio: Rio de Janeiro state blood center, also a state government blood bank. Mirrors Hemoba's mandate for blood collection, processing, distribution, and outpatient hematology care across a single Brazilian state, with similar mobile collection programs.
• Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Paraná (HEMEPAR): Paraná state blood center providing the same public-system blood banking and hematology services as Hemoba. Directly comparable mission, regulatory environment (SUS), and operating model.
• Fundação Hemominas: State hematology and hemotherapy foundation of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Directly comparable to Hemoba as a sister state blood bank under Brazil's Hemorrede network, offering the same suite of blood collection, apheresis, bone marrow registry, and outpatient hematology services.
• Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Santa Catarina (HEMOSC): Santa Catarina state blood center. Another Brazilian state blood bank with equivalent service mix (donation, apheresis, lab, bone marrow registry), making it a close operational peer for benchmarking collection volumes and outreach.

Emerging players

• Vitalant: Large US non-profit blood collector operating apheresis, whole-blood collection, and lab diagnostics. Comparable on the blood collection/processing/apheresis service mix, but operating in a private-payor US context vs. Hemoba's public SUS model.

Others

• Fundação BAHIAfarma: Sister Bahia state government foundation for pharmaceutical distribution, listed in the same Bahia government directory as Hemoba. Useful peer for understanding state-level foundation governance, budget cycles, and operating constraints Hemoba faces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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