Pall to distribute Haemonetics blood donor products in Canada

East Hills, NY and Braintree, MA – February 13, 2004 – Automated blood processing system developer Haemonetics says it has entered into an exclusive agreement for Pall to distribute Haemonetics blood donor and laboratory processing equipment and disposables in Canada.

The companies did not disclose terms of the agreement. Haemonetics systems are used in the collection of platelets, plasma and red cells. Pall sells blood bags and filters used in manual blood processing to blood centers and hospitals around the world.

The companies say the agreement expands Pall’s product portfolio in Canada and gives Haemonetics access to Pall’s established distribution channel and long-standing relationships with the Canadian blood processing community.