About EBA

The European Blood Alliance (EBA) an association of not for profit Blood Establishments within the European Union, the European Free Trade Association and the UK. Its mission is:

• To contribute to the availability, quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of the blood and tissue supply for the citizens of Europe by developing and maintaining an efficient and strong collaboration amongst European blood, cells and tissue services.
• To increase public and professional awareness of voluntary and non-remunerated donation of blood and blood components as an indispensable therapeutic means to help patients.
• To assist European blood establishments to continuously improve their performance, based on scientific and ethical principles for the benefit of patients
• To facilitate networking among European blood, cells and tissue services.

In 2018, EBA updated its Statutes.

EBA formulated core values are: Donor Care, Patient Safety, Excellence through Evidence, Information sharing, Voluntary, Non-Remunerated Blood Donation. These values resonate in all EBA’s actions.

Creation

It was created in 1998 with 9 members: Belgium, United Kingdom, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Scotland.

Current membership

EBA now has 25 members and three observers: North Macedonia, Serbia and America’s Blood Centers.

Financial information

EBA publishes its yearly financial information in its Annual Report. More information

Executive Board

The EBA Executive Board consists of the following members:

• Pierre Tiberghien – Établissement Français du Sang (France) – President
• Daphne Thijssen-Timmer – Sanquin Blood Supply (the Netherlands) – Vice-President
• Veerle Compernolle – Belgian Red Cross-Flanders – Treasurer
• Stefan Laspina – Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, Malta
  
• Polonca Mali – Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia
• Christof Jungbaeur – Austrian Red Cross (Austria)

EBA Staff

• Peter O’Leary – Executive Director
• Dragoslav Domanovic – Medical Director
• Rodica Popa – Administration and Projects Officer
• Bernardo Rodrigues – Advocacy Officer
• Gaia Mori – Project Manager SUPPORT-E

Contact

EBA Secretariat
C/o BLSI, Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs, 30
B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
tel. +32 (0)2 8806216

Twitter: @EUBloodAlliance

NL Chamber of Commerce registration: 34210816 (Kamer van Koophandel Amsterdam)
VAT: NL813491046B01
Entreprise number in Belgium: 0727.603.730