Cerus Corporation and Ilex Biotech LTD Initiate Distribution Agreements for the INTERCEPT Blood System in South Africa and Israel

CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ:CERS) today announced today that it has entered into agreements with Ilex Biotech Limited to distribute Cerus’ INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets and plasma in South Africa and Israel. The INTERCEPT Blood System is designed to provide increased protection from a broad range of transfusion-transmitted pathogens, including bacteria and emerging pathogens such as the dengue and chikungunya viruses.

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