Dear Colleagues,
We are approaching a milestone. Next year, our scientific society, the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI), will hold its 60th Annual Meeting. This anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to recognize the many facets of our work, both in clinical routine and scientific research, and to highlight key developments in our field.
At the same time, our congress takes place in a particularly challenging scientific, political, and regulatory environment. Topics such as artificial intelligence, in vivo CAR therapies, disaster management, and SoHO regulations exemplify the major opportunities we can seize, as well as the challenges we must address. Our 60th Annual Meeting aims to provide an inspiring platform for the exchange of the latest findings, their constructive discussion, and the development of new concepts and collaborations.
We warmly invite all of you to actively contribute to the various formats of our Annual Meeting. Only through your participation can our congress become a truly diverse forum for ideas from which we all benefit.
For the first time, the venue of the 60th DGTI Annual Meeting, taking place from 15 to 17 September 2027, will be Leipzig. We will gather in one of the world's oldest trade fair and university cities, which is also a vibrant and dynamic metropolitan center offering a high quality of life and great appeal. The city boasts a rich cultural and scientific heritage, associated with figures and institutions such as Goethe, Bach, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the Gewandhaus Orchestra, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology. This unique setting offers countless opportunities for scientific exchange, while also inviting participants to immerse themselves in the cultural atmosphere and distinctive spirit of the city.
With this in mind, we are already looking forward to welcoming you to Leipzig in September 2027, the city that Goethe famously referred to as “Little Paris.”
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. med. Kristina Hölig
Prof. Dr. med. Reinhard Henschler
