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Mat Gulick
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Director, Global Communications
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Immunoglobulin Access +

Recently, several media outlets have reported on access issues regarding immunoglobulin (Ig) therapies relied on by people living with primary immunodeficiencies.^{1, 2, 3} The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) represents the private collectors of plasma and the manufacturers of plasma-derived therapies that treat rare, serious, genetic, and — in many cases — life-threatening diseases caused by missing or nonfunctioning proteins typically found in plasma.
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PPTA Responds to New York Times Article +

On February 1, The New York Times published an article that lacked balance in its portrayal of Source plasma donors. Plasma donors, including Jacqueline Watson, Kevin Hayway, and Robert Jenkins, all of whom are discussed in the article, deserve our deepest respect, gratitude, and appreciation, not negative characterizations and insinuation.
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PPTA Names Amy Efantis President & CEO +

Annapolis, MD (January 14, 2019) -- The Board of Directors of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) announced today that Amy Efantis will be its next President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 16, 2019.

Having served most recently as Vice President, Global Public Policy & Government Affairs at Biogen, Efantis joins the PPTA, the world’s leading trade association that represents more than 750 human plasma collection centers in North America and Europe as well as the manufacturers of life-saving plasma protein therapies.
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Immunoglobulin Access +

PPTA Responds to New York Times Article +

PPTA Names Amy Efantis President & CEO +

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