The 4th Edition of the EDQM Guide to the Quality and Safety of Tissues and Cells has been published.
The board is delighted to announce that the Italian Association of Tissue Banks is now a sister association of the EATCB
The board is pleased to announce that the South African Tissue Bank Association (SATiBA) is now a sister Association of the EATCB.
The President of the EATCB, Jacinto Sanchez-Ibanez, attended a meeting of the European Committee on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO) in May.
The June 2019 issue of Cell and Tissue Banking has been published. EATCB members can access the journal free of charge via the Member's Lounge
The EATCB has published a position paper on the regulatory classification of non-cultured, autologous keratinocytes and melanocytes.The Association feels these should be regulated under the Tissue and Cell legal framework, rather than as advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).
Read more: Position Statement on Non-Cultured Epidermal Cells