 CONCORD, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Cerus Corporation Nasdaq: CERS today announced that its distribution partner, Companhia Energética Integrada CEI, was awarded a three-year contract with the HemoMinas Foundation HemoMinas of Brazil for the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets. HemoMinas provides services and blood products in the state of Minas Gerais, and the Hemocentro of Belo Horizonte the largest blood service of HemoMinas distributes approximately 25,000 platelet doses to hospi 