BioBridge Global


BioBridge Global is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and enhancing lives through the healing power of human cells and tissue. It operates a family of nonprofits including South Texas Blood & Tissue, QualTex Laboratories, GenCure, and The Blood & Tissue Center Foundation. The organization provides lifesaving therapies to patients and supports advances in advanced therapies, focusing on blood, cell, and tissue products, testing services, and the development of new therapies.

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BioBridge Global


What We Do

South Texas Blood & Tissue provides blood, plasma, platelets, and other blood components to over 100 hospitals and healthcare providers. It conducts mobile blood drives and offers transfusion services and crossmatching testing.

QualTex Laboratories offers state-of-the-art patient, donor, and biological testing services, screening millions of samples for international biotechnology customers annually.

GenCure provides comprehensive cell and cell-based manufacturing solutions, focusing on translating and refining early-stage processes to scale for commercial readiness.

The Texas Cord Blood Bank supports the collection and banking of cord blood units for transplant and the development of innovative therapies.

A full-service, AATB accredited tissue bank focused on perinatal tissue recovery, testing, distribution, and storage.

A full-service, AATB accredited tissue bank focused on tissue recovery, working with local partners to promote organ, tissue, and eye donation.



Key People

CEO, BioBridge Global

Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer

Senior Vice President, Talent & Performance Management

Senior Vice President, BioBridge Global and Chief Operating Officer, QualTex Laboratories and GenCure

Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, BioBridge Global

Senior Vice President, BioBridge Global and Chief Operating Officer, South Texas Blood & Tissue


News & Updates

On Jan. 2, 2023, Asante Contreras and 43 other donors across the nation were honored for their contributions.

BioBridge Global’s R&D Analytical Development team now has a specialized lab to call their own.

BioBridge Global CEO Martin Landon spoke on a panel during the Invest San Antonio 2023-2024 Conference, highlighting the organization's growing capabilities.

South Texas Blood & Tissue leaders were featured in a webinar on an innovative program to collect whole blood-derived platelets.