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Mar 30, 2022 - The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a devastating impact on Ukrainians in the country and those fleeing to neighbouring countries. The European Blood

The Annual Meeting of the EBMT is attended by more than 5,500 participants, including physicians, nurses, data managers, statisticians, quality managers, cell

Dec 10, 2021

EBA is joining several other professional associations in opposing amendments proposed in the European Parliament to restrict ATMP use.

European Blood Alliance is delighted to announce that registration are open to the annual EBA Benchmarking Workshop, supported by the EBA Benchmarking Working

Apr 12, 2024 - As the voice for non-profit blood establishments across Europe, the European Blood Alliance (EBA) fosters collaboration and knowledge exchange to ensure a

Mar 20, 2024 - Improve the provision and availability of rare blood products through knowledge sharing and collaborative strategies.

Feb 8, 2021 - The European Blood Alliance (EBA) in collaboration with the ISBT Working Party on Rare Donors, is organising an online workshop on Rare Blood Provision on 4,

Jun 22, 2023 - The voice of blood establishments in Europe

Jan 13, 2026 - 'Implementation of a whole blood programme within a blood service: Practical guidance for blood providers' is a review by our EBA working group on innovations

Mar 25, 2019 - Brussels – 22 March 2019: the European Blood Alliance (EBA) together with a consortium*  held on 24 and 25 April 2018 the first International Consensus

Nov 25, 2019 - Philippe Vandekerckhove presenting

Mar 8, 2023

Feb 6, 2018 - Finally, EBA has fulfilled a long kept wish of publishing an Annual Report. We are very pleased to present to all our achievements and outcomes for the year

Mar 21, 2018 - The EBA Annual Report is out. A great many things again kept EBA busy and the outcomes proved to be good! the report can be downloaded here , or read online

Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) have a very exciting opportunity for a Medical and Scientific Director to lead the Medical and Scientific function in

Jun 6, 2013 - On May 31st, EBA held its Master Class on 'How to improve Performance in your Blood Service'. Now available for downloading are the presentations...

Jun 13, 2022 - June 14th is World Blood Donor Day. This year’s theme is “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”. Today the world thanks

Feb 6, 2018 - EBA is proud to present its 2015 Annual Report. Looking back, we’ve achieved a lot in 2015. It was a year with a clear focus on Risk Management: in

Nov 22, 2013 - Wim de Kort, chair of the successful DOMAINE Project, is organising the first European Conference on Donor Health and Management. This Conference will be

Dec 9, 2022 - EBA presents the Implementation of whole blood for transfusion webinar, supported by the EBA Innovation and New Products Working Group.

May 29, 2023 - EBA is working with European policy-makers and partner organisations towards a safe and sustainable supply of blood in Europe, cooperating through the

12 September 2023 - The European Blood Alliance warmly welcomes today’s adoption of the report on the SoHO regulation in the European Parliament. The position

Apr 30, 2018 - The term of the current EBA Executive Director will end in October 2018 and we are seeking a successor. The Executive Director will be based in/close to

Four countries, 4 blood services, 4 very different donor iron management approaches. Low Hb deferral rates and average Hb levels are similar among Denmark,...

Jun 19, 2023 - New infectious diseases continue to emerge and known pathogens re-emerge in Europe and globally that potentially may threaten blood safety. To cope with this

Mar 21, 2018 - In 2013, EBA held a master class for Blood Service managers: a day presenting a tool kit for improving performance in a blood establishment. The poster

Feb 6, 2018 - The EBA's Annual report 2014 is ready. Full of actions and accomplishments by the EBA Team and volunteers helping EBA!

Several recent publications on transfusion risk assessment of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) have led to changes in donor selection criteria in

Jan 9, 2026 - Members of the European Blood Alliance:

Sep 11, 2023 - The EBA is guided by 5 core values: Patient Care, Donor Health, Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation, Openness through Information Sharing and Excellence

Jul 12, 2013 - The upcoming fall meeting will take place in Dublin, adjacent to a DOMAINE training and a EuBIS training: there is limited space available for these training

Since 2015 the EUFRAT risk assessment tool has been publicly available on the website of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Jun 11, 2018 - EBA supports the 2018 #Missingtype campaign, season 2. On June 11th, many countries from all over the world will join together with international brands in

Mar 19, 2024 - Sharing a goal ‘to contribute to the safety and security of the blood supply for the citizens of Europe by developing and maintaining an efficient network of

The  second Blood Donation, Haematology, Infection and Transfusion Conference – BlooDHIT 2024 – will take place in Dublin, Ireland from 14th-15th...

Feb 6, 2018 - Today is world blood donor day - the day we celebrate and thank all those who come in and donate! The theme for 2017 is: Don't wait until disaster...

The European Blood Alliance is delighted to introduce the 6th edition of the European Conference on Donor Health and Management, taking place on 10-12

Feb 16, 2026

Questions on ethics, practical standardization of hPL production and logistics as well as on assuring hPL quality and safety need careful consideration. We...

Mar 27, 2023 - The EBA Working Groups serve as the backbone of the organisation, supporting its mission and embodying its core values.

Mar 22, 2018 - On 24 and 25 April 2018 the International Consensus Conference on Patient Blood Management (ICC-PBM2018) will take place in Frankfurt, Germany. We cordially

Jun 18, 2019 - Every year on the 14th of June are celebrated voluntary and non-remunerated blood donors, through the World Health Organisation (WHO) World Blood Donor Day.

Dec 17, 2019 - The IPFA/EBA Workshop on Plasma Collection workshop will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 14-15 January 2020 at Corendon Village Hotel.

Mar 22, 2023 - Collaborate on blood donor studies to improve donor health, recruitment, retention, and explore new business opportunities for blood centers.

Oct 10, 2024 - Organisation: Multicenter study; PI at Finnish Red Cross Blood Service. PhD students in University of Helsinki. Several Finnish Wellbeing services counties

Jun 30, 2025

Blood donation eligibility policies for men who have sex with men (MSM) have evolved since they were found to be at increased (disproportionate to other

Feb 6, 2018 - On October 1 and 2, the Council of Europe hosted the Blood Supply Management where different experiences were shared. 5 different sessions were planned:

The European Blood Alliance has updated its position on Voluntary Unpaid Donation (VUD), highlighting its profound importance to the quality and safety of...

Aug 27, 2013 - From the 25th to the 27th of September, the 4th International EuBIS Seminar and Training will take place! More information can be sent through.

May 29, 2023 - This vision is underpinned by five Core Values

Peter O’Leary, EBA Executive Director, said “the text adopted today is a historic step forward for patients, donors, the blood sector, and all European...

Mar 19, 2024

May 29, 2023 - The European Blood Alliance will hold a virtual webinar: Blood is Priceless: the future of EU Blood, directives, perspectives from the European Establishments

Jul 3, 2025 - To get in touch with us, contact us.

The EBA Workshop on Rare Blood Provision is back and ready to take the stage on April 19-21, 2023 in Filton, UK (physical event only). Graciously hosted by

EBA published in 2012 a book containing the EBA perspective on the Challenges and developments in the field of Blood and Tissues and Cells. This book is

May 29, 2023 - We welcome the draft adequacy decision on the UK data protection regime issued by the European Commission on 19th February 2021. Protecting the benefits of

The European Blood Alliance (EBA) welcomes the recent publication of the Critical Medicines Act (CMA) and believes it can have a positive impact in addressing

Oct 17, 2025 - The Benchmarking Group pursues to assess variation in operational practices, identify key factors that underpin good practice, support EBA members with their

Dec 6, 2024 - Created in 2015, the EU Blood Directives WG contributed to the different steps of the revision of the Blood Directive. In 2024, with the publication of the

Today the world celebrates World Blood Donor Day under the motto ‘Give Blood, Give Plasma, Share Life, Share Often’ and thanks all blood and plasma donors.

EBA Benchmarking Workshop 2025 Amsterdam: practical automation case studies, hands-on sessions, keynote, and Sanquin facility visits.

The European Blood Alliance and The International Plasma and Fractionation Association (IPFA) are happy to announce that our 4th biennial joint Symposium on

Today the world commemorates the 20th World Blood Donor Day under the motto “20 years of celebrating giving: Thank you, blood donors!”. The European Blood...

Feb 6, 2018 - As all medical procedures, also phlebotomy knows some possible complications. These donor complications are all kept and monitored nationally. Now, several

Aug 28, 2018 - The EBA 20th anniversary was held on 12 April in the beautiful Finlandia Hall. We've made an overview of the page with all the presetations included and a

World Blood Donor Day 2025: ‘Give blood, give hope: together we save lives’

CoRe SoHO calls on co-legislators to confirm the hierarchy of the guidelines concerning protection of SoHO donors, recipients, and offspring

Feb 6, 2018 - EBA wishes all a happy holiday season and all the best for a wonderful 2015!

Jan 25, 2023 - EBA will organise an event to discuss the position of blood establishments on the proposal for a SoHO Regulation on 25 January 2023. The event “Blood

Sep 30, 2024 - Project duration: 01.2021 – 12.2023 (Finalised)

EBA & IFBDO/FIODS urge for VNRD in SoHO talks to ensure patient safety, donor health and safe, sustainable European blood supply

EBA is one of the organisations behind a new campaign calling on national and European authorities for increased political support and funding for public...

Jul 3, 2025 - The EBA Board elects 6 members from its ranks to lead the organisation and to form the EBA Executive Board.

Mar 21, 2018 - Fainting is one of the most common complications of blood donation and occurs in about 1 in 200 donations. This has, of course, an adverse effect on the donor

EBA announces strategic relationship with the Coalition of Blood for Africa (CoBA).

Download the SoHO Regulation text in English

Feb 6, 2018 - We are very pleased to announce that the Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework for Blood Safety is now online.  The Framework has been transformed into a

Mar 22, 2023 - Collaborate and support EBA member states in complying with data protection regulations, specifically GDPR

The Benchmarking workshop is an invaluable opportunity for blood services professionals across Europe to share experiences, explore innovative practices, and...

Jul 12, 2019 - The European Blood Alliance (EBA) is an association of not for profit Blood Establishments, with 26 members throughout the European Union and EFTA States.

Co-organised by the European Blood Alliance and the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), kindly hosted by Osakidetza, the Basque Center for

Jan 26, 2022 - The Consortium of the SUPPORT-E project, which supports a high-quality evaluation of Covid-19 Convalescent Plasma, is pleased to share the herewith ...

EBA warmly welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee of the report on the SoHO regulation. 

Mar 29, 2023 - Biological parameters of blood products are very different compared to the physiology, making it challenging to find suitable quality controls. The aim of the

Dec 20, 2013 - EBA wishes all of you a joyous Christmas and a sparking 2014!

Mar 21, 2018 - Patient Blood Management (PBM) aims to optimise the care of patients who might need a blood transfusion. The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB),

Dec 1, 2020 - As pharmaceutical companies announce the positive results of their anti SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and the European Commission secures a large number of doses for EU

Mar 8, 2023

May 22, 2025 - Project duration: 12.2021 – 12.2026

Sep 20, 2018 - EBA was present at the European Conference on Donor Health and Management (ECDHM) conference in Copenhagen from 5 to 7 September 2018, both as an event

EBA is pleased to announce the inaugural edition of the SUPPLY Project Newsletter.

May 15, 2025 - The emergency and contingency planning environment is complex, with the involvement of many different stakeholders and legislation, in addition to local,

May 29, 2023 - The first EBA European Parliament round table event took place on 22nd of January 2019. The event was hosted by Ms. Grossetête, of the EPP party (European’s