Our History

1982
DCI Tissue bank in Georgia is established, later incorporates into LifeLink Tissue

1985
Florida Regional Bone and Tissue Bank begins operations in Tampa, Florida, later becomes LifeLink Tissue Bank

1987
Construction begins on a new tissue bank facility in Tampa, designed to expand capacity and strengthen our ability to serve donor families, patients, and the community

1988
Tissue processing begins at tissue bank

1991
Tissue Bank achieves AATB Accreditation

1992
Florida Regional Bone & Tissue Bank changes name to LifeLink Tissue Bank

2004
Launch of LifeGraft® Cervical Spine Spacer

2007
LifeLink established a new campus in Tampa’s Crosstown Center

2008
Construction begins on a new state-of-the-art facility in Tampa, designed to expand our capacity and better serve hospitals, patients, and donor families. This expansion enabled increased processing capabilities, allowing us to deliver lifesaving allografts more quickly, reliably, and safely

2010
LifeLink Tissue Bank moves into their new home in Tampa, Florida and is in full operation

2011
LifeLink Tissue Bank starts producing a viable cell product

2013
Work begins at our new headquarters, designed to bring together teams and resources more efficiently—so we can support our mission and community even more effectively

2014
Relocation to Headquarters begins in phases

2019
Processing of the first fresh amniotic membrane allograft

2022
LifeLink Tissue Bank Birth Tissue Recovery Program launches