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The past and future of the EU Blood, Tissues and Cells legislation

Photo credit: Ineke Oostveen

Blood, tissues and cells (BTC) are used in medicine and in hematology on a daily basis.

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Professor Degos awarded at the 17th Congress of EHA in Amsterdam

Professor Degos has made a major contribution, to our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), to international public health and to the EHA.

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Press release: 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association in Stockholm, Sweden June 13-16-2013

The EHA-theme of the year, from June 2013 to June 2014, is dedicated to “Age and Aging in blood disorders”.

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Addition of obinutuzumab (GA101) or rituximab to chlorambucil improves outcomes for elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and co-existing medical conditions (comorbidities)

CLL is the most common leukemia in the western world. Many CLL patients are elderly and have comorbidities rendering them ineligible for aggressive standard treatments.

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Exciting developments in Lymphoma (lymphnode cancer) and Myeloma (plasma cell cancer) to be presented at European Hematology Congress in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013

Myeloma, until recently a fatal bone marrow malignancy with a short survival time, is now turning into a chronic disease.

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Press Release: “Building the knowledge economy in the world of blood diseases: patients, professionals and Parliamentarians help make the new Europe.”

Brussels, 29th August 2011

On the 30th & 31st of August a conference will be hosted in the European Parliament that will demonstrate the leading role haematology will have in securing the future knowledge economy envisaged in the Europe 2020 Strategy.…

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Mission ‘Gene Therapy’ for Horizon Europe

Mission ‘Gene Therapy’ for Horizon Europe

Advanced therapies, such as gene therapy, hold promise for treating a wide range of chronic diseases and improving patients’ quality of life.

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Challenges and opportunities in the diagnostics and management of onco-hematological patients under the microscope during tutorial in Russia

Onco-hematology was the focus of the two-day EHA Hematology Tutorial in Moscow, Russia, the third joint tutorial organized by EHA, the National Hematological Society (NHS) and the Russian-Oncohematology Society (ROHS).

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EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Patient-centered Geriatric Hematology - report

Live sessions: October 6-7, 2021

Chairs: Prof R Cordoba (Spain) and Dr V Goede (Germany)

An international group of hematologists, specialist nurses, patient advocates, geriatricians, basic research, and pharma representatives gathered digitally to participate in this meeting.

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Revision of the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation

Background on the reformIn April 2023, the European Commission (EC) published two proposals to revise the existing (and outdated) pharmaceutical legislation. This includes legislation on medicines for children and rare diseases.

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