Cara Plasma

Cara Plasma s.r.o. operates blood plasma donation centres in the Czech Republic. Donors register, complete an online or in-person questionnaire, undergo a medical examination and a screening blood sample, and then book plasma collections; the company also offers a mobile app for managing donations and a loyalty programme.

The customers are plasma donors, who receive a compensation of 1,000 CZK per successful collection, plus 800 CZK for the first collection and 200 CZK for the screening sample, according to the website. The website does not describe who buys the collected plasma or how the company generates revenue.

Founded in April 2013 as a Czech family firm, the company welcomed its first donor in Prague on 11 September 2013. The website states it has since opened 14 further donation centres in Brno, Břeclav, České Budějovice, Jihlava, Kolín, Mladá Boleslav, Ostrava, Pelhřimov, Strakonice, Uherský Brod and Zlín, in addition to two sites in Prague, and that the company is now part of a German holding. Current job listings include a doctor with or without specialisation (Prague 1 and Ostrava) and a cleaning staff member (Jihlava).

Product: Blood plasma collection service at company-operated donation centres, with registration, medical examination, online booking and a donor app.