Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 173-177, October 2006

What’s happening – Scotblood 2006 Advances in immunetolerance, information technology, microarrays and pathogen inactivation in transfusion medicine

  • Hagop Bessos

      Affiliations

    • The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, R&D Directorate, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • ,
  • Robin Fraser

      Affiliations

    • The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, R&D Directorate, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • ,
  • Jerard Seghatchian

      Affiliations

    • Blood Components/Apheresis Technology and Haemostasis/Thrombosis Consultancy, 50 Primrose Hill Road, London NW3 3AA, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Abstract 

This commentary on Scotblood meeting aimed to provide a highlight on four areas of new development in blood transfusion medicine, based on the abstracts provided by the invited speakers.

Dr. Jerard Seghatchian would like to express his sincere thanks to Prof. Robin Fraser, Chairman of the Scotblood Organising Committee, and Dr. Hagop Bessos, chairman of the Scotblood Programme Sub-Committee, for inviting him to attend this event and providing him with the essential material for this report.

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PII: S1473-0502(06)00120-0

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2006.09.001

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 173-177, October 2006