The Commission is currently carrying out an evaluation of the EU blood and tissues and cells legislation. This is the first formal evaluation of this legislation since the adoption of the basic Acts in 2002 (blood) and 2004 (tissues and cells).
Read more: Evaluation of EU Blood, Tissues & Cells Directives
Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes,causing fever & severe joint pain. The disease mostly occurs in Africa, Asia & the Indian subcontinent and more recently in countries in US. www.who.int
The 26th EATB Congress 2017 took place 18-20th October 2017 and was extremely successful. You can view congress report, program, abstracts & presentations on Meetings section
The World Congress was held in conjunction with 41st AATB Annual Meeting October 3 -6th 2017in Orlando, Florida.
The new 3rd edition of the EDQM "Guide to the quality & safety of tissues & cells for human application" is due to be released Autumn 2017
According to EU Directive 2015/565 all tissue and cell products processed and stored after 29th April 2017 need to fulfill the requirements on the application of the SEC.