Jan Koski defended his thesis on CAR T cell therapies
Jan Koski, MSc, a project researcher at the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, defended his doctoral thesis on enhancing CAR T cell therapy at the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Medicine on…
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Opening hours at Blood Service around Christmas time
Christmas Eve falls on a weekend this year. On Friday 22 December, blood can be donated at the Blood Service's permanent locations and blood donation events at Hyvinkää, Porvoo, Loimaa, Pirkkala…
The restriction on blood donation concerning men who have sex with men will be lifted on 4.12.
A regulation concerning sexual behaviour issued by the Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea will be introduced in blood donation on 4.12.2023. The regulation changes eligibility criteria to lift the…
Blood Donation Bus soon calling at stops in the Helsinki metropolitan area
Soon, you will be able to give blood in new surroundings when the Blood Donation Bus rolls into town. The bus, designed specifically for blood donation, will tour the Helsinki metropolitan area,…
The Blood Service Biobank is studying susceptibility to haemochromatosis
A new pilot project is using samples from donors to investigate susceptibility to haemochromatosis, a disease in which iron accumulates in the body.
The Finnish Genomics Initiative FinnGen enters its next phase with 52M€ of new funding
The FinnGen research consortium has successfully collected and generated genomic data from 500,000 individuals. Now, the project will continue its search for genetic clues to disease progression and…
The Blood Service Research Fund provides support for the development of cell therapy treatments and blood use
This year, the Blood Service Research Fund has decided to award EUR 500,000 in grants to a total of 11 research projects.
The Blood Service will transfer unused cord blood products to the biobank for research purposes
The Blood Service has begun a project to utilise unused cord blood products in medical research. In August, approximately one thousand mothers and their children who have donated cord blood will…
The Blood Service is touring Finland: each year more than 1000 blood donation events at over 200 locations
The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service (FRCBS) constantly travels to different towns and cities collecting blood from donors who want to help. This summer is no different, with 4–5 events organised…
One summer weekend requires hundreds of blood products - blood donors needed during the summer
The summer holidays see a decline in the number of visitors to blood donation points, but volunteer donors’ help is vital for patients, no matter what time of year it is. During the course of a…
Summer holidays and blood donation: things to bear in mind
The Blood Service is responsible for ensuring the safety of blood products and does this by having in place certain safeguards against transfusion-transmitted infections that are often asymptomatic.…
Voluntary donors help patients to survive
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on the 14th of June every year. The purpose of the international day is to remind people of the importance of blood donation and to thank blood donors for their…