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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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EHA European Hematology Exam 2018 Report

1. Method
a. Format
The second European Hematology Exam took place on Wednesday, June 13 in Stockholm, Sweden, and Bern, Switzerland. The Exam consisted of 100 multiple choice questions, covering all eight sections of the European Hematology Curriculum.

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EU pilot on drug repurposing

Drug repurposing (finding new indications for existing authorized medicines) is increasingly prominent in the debate about improving access to medicines. As stated in EHA’s position paper on access to affordable orphan medicines (Merlini et al.

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Nobel prize goes to immunotherapy researchers

October 1, Sweden - Cancer kills millions of people every year and is one of humanity’s greatest health challenges.

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Young researchers to benefit from EHA training and mentoring

Participation in EHA-CRTH will allow these researchers to fine-tune the skills and knowledge required to successfully design, run and complete clinical trials.

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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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Ukraine Bridge Funding - information for applicants

The EHA Ukraine Bridge Funding Program is a 1-year non-clinical funding opportunity for Ukrainian hematologists and researchers in hematology (see press release here), now in collaboration with the American Society of Hematology, which will participate in funding and the selection…

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SWG Educational Activities

MeetingsSWG meetingsThe SWG on Transfusions holds monthly meetings. EHA CongressOne focus is support for all activities of the EHA Congress. At the EHA 2023 Congress, which was held in Frankfurt, some sessions on transfusion were supported virtually.

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New data exchange platform on rare diseases

The European Commission (EC) launched a new online knowledge-sharing platform – the European Platform on Rare Disease Registration (EU RD Platform) – on February 28, 2019.

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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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