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Highlights from the SWG

The SWG:

Was involved with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on shortages—as part of our policy and regulatory work
Participated in the EMA Healthcare Professionals Policy Officers' Group (HCP POG) review of the ‘Frailty and Older People: Considerations in Medicine Development and…

Chairs and Members

Chair (until 2026)Hermann Einsele, Professor of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Würzburg (Germany)

Co-chair (until 2026)Arjan van de Loosdrecht, Professor of Hematology and Immunhematology, Amsterdam UMC (The Netherlands)

SWG Steering Committee members
Jorge Sierra, Professor of Hematology, Hospital Santa Creu I Sant Pau…

Chairs and Members

Chair (2023–2026)Marieke Essers, German Cancer Research Center (German)

Co-chair (2023–2026)Elisa Laurenti, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

SWG Steering Committee members (2023–2026)
Konstantinos Kokkaliaris, Frankfurt University (German)
Mirjam Belderbos, Prinses Maxima Center Utrecht (The Netherlands)
Simona Valetta, University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Members
David Kent (United Kingdom)
Nina Cabezas-Wallscheid…

Chairs and Members

Chair and affiliation:
Willem E.

Chairs and Members

Chair (2022–2025 term)Philipp Staber, Medical University Vienna (Austria)

Co-chair (2022–2025 term)Caroline Heckman, FIMM, Helsinki (Finland)

SWG Steering Committee members (2022–2025 term)
Jean-Pierre Bourquin, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich (Switzerland)
Kirsten Grønbæk, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Eva Hellström Lindberg, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (Sweden)
Ulrich Jäger, Medical University Vienna (Austria)
Luca Malcovati,…

Chairs and Members

ChairPieter Sonneveld (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Members
Niels Abildgaard (Odense, Denmark)
Meral Beksac (Ankara, Turkey)
Luca Berthamini (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Lenka Bešše, Brno (Czech Republic)
Dr Bila (Belgrade, Serbia)
Nicole Brolli (Milano, Italy)
Sara Bringhen (Turin, Italy)
Mario Boccadoro (Turin, Italy)
Anna Maria Brioli (Bologna, Italy)
Annemiek Broyl (Rotterdam, Netherlands)—also Chair of Young…

Highlights from the SWG

Participation in EHA and ASH congresses. Planning of new common trials. Conduct of annual EMSCO meeting in Nice in October 2023.

Chairs and Members

Chair (re-appointment, 2023–2026)Josef Vormoor—Professor of Hematological Malignancies in Children, University Medical Center Utrecht (The Netherlands)

Co-chair (re-appointment, 2023–2026)Maria Ester Bernardo—Clinical Coordinator, Clinical Research Unit, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (Italy)

SWG Steering Committee members (2024–2027 term)
SWG Secretary—Francesco Saglio, AOU Città…

Publications

Experience With IVDR Implementation in Three Diagnostic Laboratories: Messages to EU Health Institutions, Diagnostic Healthcare Payers, and Authorities

Lubbers, Bart R. ; Dombrink, Isabel; Kalina, Tomas; Hofmans, Mattias; Bruun, Morten S. ; Stanworth, Simon J. ; Béné, Marie C.

Clinical Case Unit

Current committee members

Marielle Wondergem, The Netherlands (Editor-in-Chief)
Barbara Bain, United Kingdom (Editor)
John Burthem, United Kingdom (Editor)
Mary Frances McMullin, United Kingdom (Editor)
Christopher McNamara, United Kingdom (Editor)

AimThe Clinical Case Unit guards the quality and consistency of all cases presented at EHA Tutorials and…