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Open Access: the ‘Plan S’

 

Research and academic groundwork funded with public means should be free and open to everyone. That is the principle behind Open Access that was formulated in 2003 in the Berlin Declaration.

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Sanquin Blood Supply will culture erythrocytes for transfusion purposes

ABO-Rh-D matched transfusions result in alloimmunisation in 3-5% of recipients. Once allo-immunized, it may become very difficult to find appropriate donor erythrocytes, especially when multiple antibodies or rare combinations of antibodies are present.

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Tackling Sickle Cell Disease: the need for a European approach

Elvie Ingoli, president of the German association of SCD and thalassemia patients, at the 7th EAPM Presidency Conference in Brussels. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is relatively new to many parts of Europe.

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