HemaCare Subsidiary Acquires Plasma Center

HemaCare Corp., a Sherman Oaks company that performs blood-related services, said its MD Laboratories Inc. subsidiary acquired a San Diego plasma center for $75,000 in cash.

The center, Essential Biologics, collects plasma from donors, and was previously owned by North American Biologicals Inc. of Miami, Fla.

MD Laboratories also said it would acquire in the deal federal licenses to procure rare plasmas, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) plasma.