WMDA
World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) is an association that promotes global collaboration and the sharing of best practices between its members for the benefit of stem cell donors and patients. Our vision is that patients worldwide have equal access to high-quality cells for transplantation from donors whose rights and safety are protected.
Our aims
- Optimising ‘Search, Match & Connect’: Provide a global platform that facilitates access to the most suitable stem cell source for a transplant patient;
- Supporting global development: Support members to develop and grow, so that more transplant patients find the most suitable match;
- Promoting donor care: Assure that the rights and safety of stem cell donors are promoted and protected;
- Ensuring quality: Promote product quality and global collaboration through accreditation and standardisation.
To learn more, visit: www.wmda.info.
EBMT
The European society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) is a non-profit organisation that was established in 1974 in order to allow scientists and physicians involved in clinical bone marrow transplantation to share their experience and develop co-operative studies. The EBMT aims to promote all aspects associated with the transplantation of blood stem cells from all donor sources and donor types including basic and clinical research, education, standardisation, quality control, and accreditation for transplant procedures. The EBMT organises every year an Annual Meeting in Spring. It bringstogether over 4,500 scientists, physicians, nurses, statisticians, data managers, biologists, technicians and patients and remains an important moment to ensure and encourage exchange, education and scientific productivity in order to improve upon what has been built over the years.
For further information about the EBMT, please visit the website: www.ebmt.org
