Scientific Research
Blood Service performs active scientific research. We want to increase biomedical knowledge on our areas of expertise.
Blood Supply Chain Research
Valuable data accumulates from blood donors and patients receiving transfusions. We study it for their benefit.
Blood and blood cell research
It is our responsibility to study donated blood and develop blood driven products for current and future patients.
Transplantation Genomics
The Blood Service performs the reference blood typing and all clinical transplant recipient-donor matching testing in Finland. Recipient-donor mismatches will increase risks of many transfusion and transplantation related severe complications we cannot currently predict. Optimal matching would result in efficient use of resources and better quality of life.
iCell – Immune Cell Therapy of Cancer
The goal of our cell therapy research is to develop innovative immune cell therapies for the treatment of cancer.
News
Doctoral dissertation: Red blood cell products may affect immune cells regardless of storage time
The doctoral dissertation of Licentiate of Medicine Eva Laurén examined the storage properties of red blood cell products and their effects on immune cells under cell culture conditions. In Finland,…
Call for Applications: Blood Service Research Fund Grants 2026
Applications for the 2026 grants from the Blood Service Research Fund are now open to researchers. The aim of the grants is to…
Blood donors received information for the first time about their hereditary disease risk from the Blood Service Biobank
For the first time, the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service Biobank returned information to blood donors about the risk of developing haemochromatosis.
Doctoral Dissertation: Whole Blood as a Promising Option in Prehospital Care for Bleeding Patients
Sanna Susila’s doctoral research shows that whole blood products can be an effective alternative in prehospital care for patients with severe bleeding.
