About

Mission & History

“Solvita comes from “sol” meaning sun and “vita” meaning life. As sunlight nurtures new life, we take the donor gift and transform it into new hope, bringing the light of healing to patients in our local hospitals through blood donations and to patients around the globe in need of tissue transplants.”

Mission

Empowering people to save and enhance lives.

Vision

To continue providing best-in-class biologics, while also being recognized as the workplace of choice of a growth-focused organization. We are committed to using our expertise and resources to create innovative solutions that honor our donors while improving the lives of patients around the world.

Guiding Principles

Integrity: Demonstrating empathy, compassion, honesty, transparency, honoring our donors’ gifts and ethical behavior in our actions and decisions.

Innovation: Encouraging ingenuity, continuous improvement, and embracing new ideas with the highest quality.

Leadership: Create a culture of forward thinking, collaborative, supportive leaders who take initiative, are authentic, and communicate effectively.

Accountability: We bring our best by setting high standards and taking responsibility for our actions.

1964

Community Blood Center Opens

1986

Dayton Regional Tissue Bank Opens 

1994

Dayton Regional Tissue Bank Becomes Community Tissue Services

1994

CTS Acquires Tissue Bank in Fort Worth, TX 

1996

CTS Acquires Tissue Bank in Portland, OR

2003

CTS Adds Tissue Centers in Boise, ID and Medford, OR

2011

CTS Builds State of the Art Manufacturing Facility in Kettering, OH

2021

CTS Expands Kettering, OH Location

Adding 132,000 sq ft of space including 16 state of the art clean rooms.

2022

CTS Purchases and Renovates New Building in Portland, OR

2022

CBC/CTS Distributes 1 Million Tissue Grafts in a Year

2023

CBC/CTS Acquires 400,000 sq ft 950 Forrer Buildings

2023

CBC/CTS Rebrands to Solvita