email: office@eatcb.eu
EATCB e.V. is a not-for-profit scientific association, aiming at supporting and promoting science, research and teaching in the field of tissue and cell banking and in related sciences internationally and especially in Europe.
EATCB e.V. has about 180 members from 30 countries worldwide.
EATCB and AETB on the principles of the new SoHO regulation
EATCB and its sister Association – Asociación Española de Bancos de Tejidos (AEBT) – share their view in a common document (you can download below) on the Proposal for a new Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin (SoHO) intended for human application and repealing Directives 2002/98/EC and 2004/23/EC.
Announcement - New Board Members
Following on from the email notification sent out in August, the Board is pleased to announce the election of two new members, who will join the Board at the upcoming annual congress in Zagreb. Simone Hennerbichler will join as President Elect, and Jannine Westby will join as Treasurer. Simone and Jannine have kindly provided brief introductory biographies to help you get to know them.
President Elect
Simone Hennerbichler, MPharm, PhD
Simone Hennerbichler-Lugscheider holds a master in Pharmacy and a PhD degree. Since 2006 she is Head of Production at the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service of Upper Austria in Linz. Furthermore, she is Responsible Person in the Tissue Bank department and Qualified Person for blood and medicinal products.
Prior to that, she was involved in stem cell and tissue regeneration research with main interest on amniotic membrane as well as teaching. She has published a number of scientific papers, is member of various scientific organizations in the field and actively involved in several national and international working groups and projects on cell and tissue banking (WUTBA, EDQM, ÖGBT, EUROGTP II, EGALITE...).
Treasurer
Jannine Westby, MBA, FCMI CMgr
Jannine Westby has an extensive 20-year career within the tissue banking sector, encompassing diverse scientific and managerial roles. Her academic credentials include an MBA in Leadership practice, complimented by her status as a certified
manager endorsed by the CMI.
Presently, Jannine serves as the Head of Production at NHS Blood and Transplant, where she assumes responsibility for overseeing the tissue and eye banks located at
Liverpool and Filton. Additionally, she plays a pivotal role in ensuring the supply of serum eye drops across the UK.
Jannine’s professional involvement extends to membership in the ICCBBA- Affiliated European Tissue and Ocular Technical Advisory Groups, where she actively contributes her expertise. She also maintains affiliations with various esteemed scientific organisations.
Booklet - TISSUE DONATION - Everything you need to know, now available online
We would like to draw your attention to a new document that has been prepared by the European Committee on Organ Donation (CD-P-TO) entitled ‘Tissue Donation – Everything You Need to Know’. The document has been written to educate and inform the general public about tissue donation and its benefits, and its development was led by Jacinto Sanchez-Ibanez, a past president of the Association.
The document can be downloaded from the EDQM website here: Link
Currently, the document is only available in English, but authorisation to translate this booklet into your native language(s) can be requested by sending an email to the CD-P-TO Secretariat at transplantation@edqm.eu. They EDQM cannot cover the cost of the translation, but can help with the layout and publishing once the translation has been done.
Kind regards, The EATCB Board
