The third edition of the Rare Blood Provision Workshop, co-organised by the European Blood Alliance (EBA) and the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), and kindly hosted by Osakidetza (the Basque Center for Transfusion and Human Tissue), will take place in Bilbao, Spain from September 30 - October 1 2025, at Bizkaia Hall – the conference center of the University of the Basque Country. 

This in-depth, practice-focused workshop will bring together professionals working in the field of rare blood, donor identification, matching, cryopreservation, international exchange, and transfusion from across Europe and beyond.

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Who should attend?

Staff from public or non-profit blood establishments, reference laboratories, and national health systems who are directly involved or interested in rare blood provision.

Please note: the event is intended as a peer-to-peer exchange and not open to industry representatives. Please read the Terms and Conditions for more information.

What to expect

In-person attendance
  • Engage with real-world case studies from across Europe and beyond
  • Attend expert-led lectures on testing strategies, HLA/HPA-typed platelets, international exchange, and cryopreservation
  • Take part in panel discussions and Q&A sessions following each lecture
  • Actively contribute to small-group breakout discussions with peers
  • Join a guided visit to the Bilbao Blood Establishment (Centro Vasco de Transfusión y Tejidos Humanos)
  • Connect and network with peers from blood establishments across Europe
  • Enjoy a private evening visit to the Guggenheim Museum followed by a dinner
Online attendance
  • Watch and learn from real-world case studies presented by experts
  • Access expert-led lectures on testing strategies, HLA/HPA-typed platelets, international exchange, and cryopreservation
  • Submit questions and comments during panel discussions and Q&A sessions
  • Listen to the feedback and outcomes from in-person breakout discussions

Prices

In-person attendance with dinner €270
The in-person attendance fee will cover the costs of the workshop including catering (coffee breaks and lunches). This ticket includes a private visit and a group dinner at the Guggenheim museum in the evening on September 30. The price does not cover hotel or travel costs. 

In-person attendance without dinner €200
The in-person attendance fee will cover the costs of the workshop including catering (coffee breaks and lunches). The price does not cover hotel or travel costs.

Online attendance €50
In case you can't make it to Bilbao but still would like to follow the conversation about Rare blood, book your ticket and attend virtually via zoom. 

 

The venue

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University of the Basque Country
Avenida Abandoibarra, 3
48009 Bilbao
See location on Google Maps

Dinner at the museum

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Guggenheim museum

In-person attendees will have the possibility to join a private visit and a dinner in the Guggenheim museum with fellow workshop attendees on September 30. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a modern and contemporary art museum in Spain, it has become a cultural landmark, helping to revitalize the city and housing works by major 20th- and 21st-century artists.