Source plasma apheresis and plasma derived medicinal products: A historical review

Outlines the historical development of plasma-derived medicinal products (PDMPs) and source plasma. This article takes the reader through the major milestones that have shaped the plasma industry, dating back to late 1800s, when Dr. Emil von Behring earned the first Nobel Prize in Medicine for proving that antibodies in serum could neutralize disease and lays the foundation for therapies that would later transform modern medicine.