Feel great knowing that your donation could lead to a breakthrough discovery or help a patient enjoy a better quality of life. Compensation levels are different based on the type of collection performed or special recruitment requests from researchers. When your donation is complete, you’ll be compensated for your time and efforts.
Please call our donor centre for specific details.
Whether you’re a first-time or veteran blood donor, it’s a good idea to review the steps you should take before, during and after donating.
What’s your blood type and why does it matter? Whether you’re AB-positive or O-negative, your blood donation is important to researchers!
These five reasons to donate blood during the holidays may inspire you to give back in a meaningful way this year.
Need more reasons to donate blood? Here are five health benefits you may not have known about.
Some people stop donating blood for research in the summer. That’s unfortunate, because blood donations are important all year long.
It's important for donors to understand the difference between donating blood for transfusion into patients versus use in scientific studies. Blood collections at CTLS support research and are necessary for the advancement of medicine.
Sure, you can donate blood by yourself, but it’s even more rewarding to donate with a friend!
Hosting a blood drive is not a small endeavor but breaking it down into five tangible steps makes executing a drive easy.
There are many good reasons to give blood and over time donors experience even more benefits.
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It may not be a familiar term but chances are you've encountered one at a visit to your doctor or an emergency room. Point-of-care (PoC) testing enables more rapid analysis of patient specimens outside of a lab, near or at the site of patient care. Learn how our valued donors contribute to research and development of new PoC testing and the ways donors participate.
All women are at risk for cervical cancer, described as a malignant tumor of the cervix at the lowermost part of the uterus. Historically, treatments have been limited to surgery, radiation and chemotherapy but today, thanks in part to #bloodforresearch, scientist have developed vaccines and immunotherapies that target cervical tumors and improve outcomes.
It's no easy task to bring a vaccine to the public but scientists have been working tirelessly to do just that. Vaccine developers announced positive news regarding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy tests.
A diagnosis of blood cancer, leukemia or lymphoma, was effectively a death sentence 50 years ago. Read about the developments in both diagnosis and treatment options that are changing this.
Want to understand what CAR-T, immuno-oncology and immunotherapy mean to cancer patients? Read this blog by Scientific American for information about the new therapy that has had unprecedented success in blood cancers (leukemia and lymphomas) as well as other tumor types.
This story from Nautilus explores the development of immunotherapy as a powerful cancer treatment.
This article explores how scientists are redirecting the body's immune regulatory system in response to autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and more.
I first donated blood at CTLS in 2014 and since then I have been giving blood regularly, every three months. The staff at CTLS are always very kind and friendly, I have never had even the smallest bruise on my arm and I was never in pain after donation. It is great to have a chat with a staff member while I am drinking my coffee in the lounge after blood donation. I moved in 2016, however, I still go back to London to donate blood regularly, as I really like the service and the team. I always have nice memories of the days of blood donation, as I combine it with a sightseeing trip in London.
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- Andrew B. |
I have been going to CTLS since 2018 and I find It is a great way to support the fight against incurable diseases. I encourage everybody to give blood as the staff at CTLS are extremely kind and helpful.
| - Timea K. |
I have donated blood with CTLS several times now and each time the staff have been professional and friendly. The centre is always very clean. I also won a promotional voucher for donating blood. I got a £50 Tesco voucher which was great. If you are thinking about donating blood, I would really recommend CTLS.
| - Kayleigh D. |
I feel comfortable, safe and warmly welcomed every time I visit the team. I've donated several times, both full blood and white blood cells. Each time, the person working with me has made sure that I understand what's going on and that I am happy with everything.
I've given blood with the NHS before, sometimes feeling quite a sharp scratch when the needle was inserted, resulting in a bruise. This hasn't happened with my donations at CTLS; they're diligent and very careful.
Every member of the team is so friendly, it's such a pleasure to walk in and say 'hello' to everyone. This is a really important factor which I really appreciate. I wholeheartedly recommend CTLS.
| - Ben H. |
Clinical Trials Laboratory Services (CTLS) supplies the scientific community with human biologicals collected at our own IRB-approved donor centre in compliance with HTA UK regulations. Products include blood and sera, as well as white blood cells, red blood cells and various other human samples.
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