This event is organised by the EDQM in close collaboration with an international scientific committee composed of 11 experts working in the field:

• Dr Margarida AMIL, Consultant National Competent Authority – Instituto Português do Sangue e Transplantação, Portugal
• Dr Alex AQUILINA, Director Emeritus National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Malta
• Dr Nigar ERTUĞRUL ÖRÜÇ, University of Health Sciences Diskapı Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Türkiye
• Prof. emeritus Tor HERVIG, Medical Doctor, Irish Blood Transfusion Service, Ireland
• Mrs Ína BJÖRG HJÁLMARSDÓTTIR, Head of Department, The Blood Bank, Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland
• Dr Lene HOLM HARRITSHØJ, Rigshospitalet, Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen Blood Centre, Denmark
• Dr Luca MASCARETTI, former Director of the Transfusion Medicine Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, Trieste, Italy. Qualified Auditor ISO 9001:2015 and Regulation (EU) 2017/745/ (Medical Device Regulation), Italy
• Dr Simonetta PUPELLA, Director Medical Affairs & Blood Inspection System, National Blood Centre, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
• Prof. Harald SCHENNACH, Head of Institute, Central Institute for Blood Transfusion and Immunology (ZIB), Tirol Kliniken GmbH, Austria
• Mr Stephen VARDY, Lead Quality Specialist, National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, United Kingdom
• Dr Tomislav VUK, Head of Quality Management, Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Croatia