General Blood

General Blood was an FDA-registered and AABB accredited distributor of human blood, platelets, and plasma for hospitals, non-transfusion facilities, and group-purchasing organizations.[1][2][3][4] General Blood's process was designed to balance excesses and shortages of blood by improving supply chain efficiencies and logistical models within the blood distribution industry.[1][3][5] The company is now defunct.

Overview

General Blood was founded by David Mitchell and Ben Bowman,[1][3][5] who both received MBA’s from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.[1][3][5] Bowman began researching the blood distribution industry in 2007 while still enrolled in the MBA program.[2] General Blood LLC was created in 2010 and is headquartered in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota on the Mississippi River.[3] Ben Bowman is chief executive officer at General Blood, and David Mitchell is the executive vice president.[6] In 2013, General Blood was an exhibitor for the Clinical Laboratory Management Association.[7] In 2012, General Blood was a Minnesota Cup Semi-Finalist in the Bio-Science and Health IT Division.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Expediting the Blood Flow". July 24, 2012. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "David Mitchell on General Blood".
  3. ^ a b c d e Ingrid Case (March 27, 2013). "General Blood Aims to Standardize Pricing In The Blood Business". Twin Cities Business. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Minn. Company rethinking blood distribution business". July 3, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Erin Carlyle (June 27, 2012). "The Guys Who Trade Your Blood For Profit". Forbes. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "General Blood, LLC".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "2013 Exhibitor Listing".
  8. ^ "Announcing the 2012 Minnesota Cup Semi-finalists".

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