European Commission opens consultations on the revision of the EU legislation on blood, tissue and cells
January 2021
The Commission launched a public consultation and a targeted consultation on the revision of the EU…
BMS France and patient organization groups collaborate to create report on French blood transfusion landscape
December 2020
In France, medical needs account for 10,000 blood donations a day. Most of the patients receiving…
EURORDIS and ERN-EuroBloodNet to set up European Network of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Organizations
December 2020
The European Reference Network EuroBloodNet and EURORDIS, representing patients with a rare…
European Hematology Association organizes Guidelines Workshops
December 2020
The European Hematology Association (EHA) has initiated a series of online workshops dedicated to…
ERN-EuroBloodNet Thursdays Webinars
December 2020
EuroBloodNet organises educational webinars for healthcare professionals on cutting-edge advances,…
Hear from the Thalassaemia International Federation on what is new in Clinical Trials for Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell Disease
November 2020
The Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) released their Clinical Trials Update, a project…
New patient story book ‘Out of shape’ published
November 2020
Written by Bergit Korschan-Kuhle, “Out of Shape” is an autobiography illustrating life after an MDS…
90% of countries worldwide report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic – including transfusion care
November 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a first indicative survey on the impact of COVID-19…
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply and use of blood for transfusion
November 2020
Prof Simon J Stanworth and colleagues discuss the impact of the pandemic on the blood landscape in…
EDQM virtual conference
October 2020
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM) conference took place virtually from…
Revision of the EU Blood Directive confirmed
October 2020
The revision of the EU Blood Directive by the European commission is now confirmed. The…
EU-MDS project guidelines
October 2020
The EU-funded research project MDS-RIGHT (Providing the right care to the right patient with…