Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.Plasma is the liquid component of blood; although it is 90% water, it also contains salts, enzymes, antibodies and other proteins.
It is very useful for clotting blood, regulating the body’s pH levels, as well as fighting diseases. “Plasma is an important potential source for therapeutic use in this pandemic,” notes Takeda’s head of plasma-derived therapies and co-leader of the industry-wide CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance Julie Kim. “When individuals recover from Covid-19, they develop antibodies against the virus, which are present in their plasma.