EDQM Blood Conference
Innovation in Blood Establishment Processes
14-15 January 2025 
Strasbourg, France
The EDQM Blood Conference will feature oral presentations and practical workshops presented by 36 international experts working in the field:
- Vanessa Agostini, San Martino Hospital, Italy
- Jens Altrichter, ARTCLINE GmbH, Germany
- Marco Amato, Tirol Kliniken, Central Institute for Blood Transfusion and Immunology, Austria
- Torunn Oveland Apelseth, Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital & Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
- Richard Benjamin, Cerus Corporation, USA
- Ína Björg Hjálmarsdóttir, The Blood Bank, Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland
- Johannes Blümel, Paul Ehrlich Institute, Germany
- Thibaut Bocquet, Établissement Français du Sang, France
- Johanna Castrén, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Finland
- Xavier Delabranche, University of Strasbourg, Établissement Français du Sang & Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Strasbourg University Hospital, France
- Nigar Ertuğrul Örüç, Blood Transfusion Center, University of Health Sciences Diskapı Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Türkiye
- Ryan Evans, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), Scotland
- Susan Galel, Roche Diagnostic Solutions, USA
- Jan Hartmann, Haemonetics Corporation, USA
- Beatrice Hechler, University of Strasbourg, Établissement Français du Sang, France
- Mart Janssen, Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, the Netherlands
- Sandra Kurth, Swiss Transfusion SRC, Switzerland
- Linda Larsson, National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden
- Jeffrey Linnen, Grifols Diagnostic Solutions, USA
- Amber Meulenbeld, Donor Health, Sanquin Research & Amsterdam UMC, Dept of Public and Occupational Health, the Netherlands
- Jenny Mohseni Skoglund, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Sweden
- Norbert Niklas, Red Cross Transfusion Service for Upper Austria, Austria
- Peter O'Leary, European Blood Alliance, Belgium
- Joanne Pink, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia
- Rodica Popa, European Blood Alliance, Belgium
- Simonetta Pupella, Italian National Blood Centre, Italy
- Melanie Robbins, NHS Blood and Transplant, England
- Dinara Samarkanova, Banc de Sang i Teixits & Transfusional medicine study group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Spain
- Anita Siller, Tirol Kliniken, Central Institute for Blood Transfusion and Immunology, Austria
- Betina Samuelsen Sørensen, Aalborg University Hospital Department of Clinical Immunology, Denmark
- Luciana Teofili, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Italy
- Katja van den Hurk, Donor Health, Sanquin Research & Amsterdam UMC, Dept of Public and Occupational Health & Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, the Netherlands
- Hans Van Remoortel, Belgian Red Cross-Flanders, Belgium
- Stephen Vardy, NHS Blood and Transplant, England
- Hans Vrielink, Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, the Netherlands
- Mike Wiltshire, NHS Blood and Transplant, England