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Cell Collections

Improve your starting material quality and procedure consistency

Solutions for apheresis centers and cell therapy developers

Leveraging our 60 years of blood and cell processing expertise, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies provides customized and comprehensive cell collection solutions to apheresis centers and cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturers.

Whether you are collecting cells for autologous or allogeneic therapies using the Spectra Optia™ Apheresis System or aiming to improve the quality of your starting material using our data analytics services, we help you optimize your cell collections and perform safe, consistent procedures.

Stem cell therapy collections

Certain types of cancers and autoimmune diseases can be treated with the help of stem cell therapies,¹ which begin with collecting the optimal cells to support bone marrow recovery and blood cell production. Spectra Optia brings precision to your stem cell collections with multiple protocols and analytical tools to optimize them.

Watch the videos below for more information on the stem cell therapy collection procedures called continuous mononuclear cell collection (CMNC) and mononuclear cell collection (MNC).

Our Spectra Optia Apheresis System is used around the world for cell collections, including those needed for stem cell therapies.

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Videos - Demo - 5 min

Continuous Mononuclear Cell Collection (CMNC Protocol)





Videos - Demo - 6 min

Mononuclear Collection (MNC Protocol)




Cell and gene therapy starting material

Every day, across the globe, demand is increasing for the manufacturing and commercialization of cell and gene therapies. This inspires new ideas for CAR T-cell therapies but also presents real challenges for CGT manufacturers and collection sites to effectively scale. Leveraging our expertise and comprehensive data management solutions, we help our customers improve the quality of their starting material and get more insight into their cell collection process.

Cell and gene therapies leverage the most basic of the body’s building blocks to stop or slow the effects of disease.

Featured resources

Video - On-Demand Webinar - 60 min

Challenges of Cell Collections for Cell Therapy Manufacturing: What Do We Want in the Bag?





Video - Expert Insights - 2 min

5 Things Manufacturers Must Do to Scale Cell Collections





Granulocyte collection

Granulocytes (PMNs) are collected from donors to help control infection after transplants, chemotherapy, and other life-saving treatments.² Spectra Optia continuously monitors and interprets the cell interface and adjusts collection accordingly to target just the desired cells. That, combined with unparalleled training and operator support, helps enable effective and efficient procedures.

The Spectra Optia system, which can be used for granulocyte collection, was designed to support both operator confidence and donor comfort.

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For operator's manuals and Instructions for Use, visit our eIFU website: Terumo.eifu.com. For more information, visit Help.TerumoBCT.com.

Let's talk about your cell collection needs.

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Disclaimers and notes

  1. Hawsawi YM, Al-Zahrani F, Mavromatis C, Baghdadi MA, Saggu S, Oyouni AAA. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2018;17. doi:1533033818806910.
  2. National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. NIH Blood Bank: Granulocytes by apheresis. Updated 8 November 2023. Accessed 16 January 2024. https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/blooddonor/donationtypes/granulocytes.html.  
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