XVIVO Perfusion enters collaboration with MTJ Aviation

A strategic collaboration agreement has been signed between XVIVO and MTJ Aviation. The agreement comes as a development following the decision to integrate STAR Teams under the XVIVO brand. Reliable transportation is becoming increasingly important for transplant centers following recent changes in organ allocation policy in the US. With escalating logistical complexity and associated costs, there is an unmet need for streamlined and effective operations. XVIVO addresses this challenge together with MTJ Aviation through the establishment of joint hubs of operations across the US East Coast and Midwest. Each hub will have a dedicated surgical team and light jet exclusively available for XVIVO’s US operations. With the collaboration agreement in place, XVIVO’s organ procurement service will guarantee predictable and reliable transportation for organ procurement by co-locating surgical personnel with dedicated aircrafts, a completely unique offer. Transplant clinics deciding to use XVIVO’s service will reduce the complexity of their logistics and lower their transportation costs. At the same time, XVIVO will be able meet the increasing demand for their organ procurement service in a sustainable way. The first dedicated joint hub is currently operational in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with two additional hubs expected to be operational during the second half of the year in St. Louis, Missouri and Tampa, Florida. The hubs have been strategically chosen to provide coverage for all present organ procurement customers. Future hubs will open as XVIVO’s organ procurement service expands to new geographies.