3rd Biennial IPFA/EBA Symposium on Plasma Collection and Supply

The 3rd Biennial IPFA/EBA Symposium on Plasma Collection and Supply took place on 7-8 February 2024. We are beyond excited for the moments we had and we really want to thank everyone who joined us in Leiden. Of course, we want to extend our gratitude towards our speakers and panelists, who invested time and effort in offering their insights and taking the stage. Similarly, a big thank you goes to all moderators, who facilitated all discussions and created an engaging environment. Also, we highly appreciate the contribution of our sponsors – without your presentations and support we wouldn’t have been able to provide such an event for our delegates.

Last but not least, we want to extend our biggest thank you to EBA, our partner in arranging this joint event. Especially this time, we could bring much learnings from the SUPPLY project, led by EBA, and in which we and many other stakeholders have been involved. Together we have been able to bring the best input from both our organisations into this symposium.

Both organisations are honoured we could bring so many people with a keen interest in the plasma topic together in Leiden. We were honoured to share this platform for knowledge and connections with you, and we are looking forward to continuing to do so!

Leni von Bonsdorff, Executive Director IPFA

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Event partner(s):

Registration

The registration fee includes full attendance to the Symposium, coffee breaks and lunch on both days and access to the on-line proceedings after the event.
Participants from low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies can benefit from a discounted registration fee. You can find the list of eligible countries on the website of the World Bank here

 

 

 

 

Hotel accommodation
We have reserved room blocks at 3 different hotels in the centre of Leiden. These hotels are located next to each other and are walking distance both from the Leiden train station as well as the Symposium venue. In the table on the righthand side, you can see how to make a booking at the hotels.

Registration Fees Early fee
Until 6 December 
Regular fee
7 December – 24 January
Late fee
25 January – 8 February 
IPFA & EBA Members € 395 € 445 € 495
Non-members € 495 € 545 € 595
Low/Lower-Middle Income Countries € 225 € 275 € 325
Symposium Dinner 7 February € 90 € 90 € 90

All deadlines mentioned end at 23:59 hours, CET. You can read our Terms and Conditions here.

 

Hotel Price per night (Single use, incl breakfast) How to book
Golden Tulip Leiden (HQ) € 159 https://goldengreenhotels.nl/hotels/golden-tulip-leiden/boeken

Please use the code IPFA at the Block code field

Hotel VIC € 149 https://goldengreenhotels.nl/hotels/hotel-vic/boeken/

Use the code IPFAVIC at the Block code field

IBIS Leiden Centre € 139 Send an email to H8087-RE@accor.com

or dial +31 71 516 0000 and refer to the IPFA/EBA Symposium

All prices are excluding € 3,50 city tax, per day.

Corporate Partners

We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to be one of the corporate sponsors for this event!

As a corporate sponsor, you can be assured that our fully on-site event offers excellent networking opportunities with recognised international experts. We expect about 200 delegates from the European and international scientific community, blood transfusion services, regulatory agencies, plasma fractionators and manufacturers and distributors of plasmapheresis related devices. The structure of the meeting will allow time for discussion and interaction with all interested participants, including your own experts, should they wish to attend.

In addition, the meeting size and informal atmosphere at a venue dedicated fully for this symposium, facilitates dialogue with guest speakers and other delegates both in the meeting forum and during breaks and social events.

There are a number of sponsorship categories, to profile and represent your company. We hope that you will consider these options and inform us on your intention. Should you have any questions regarding these arrangements, or any other suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us at Symposium@ipfa-events.nl

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Abbott

Fresenius Kabi

Haemonetics

MAK-System

Roche

Scinomed

STRADIS-MED GmbH

 

Industry Compliance
The MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice regulates all aspects of the industry’s relationship with Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and Healthcare Organisations (HCOs), such as company-organised events, arrangements with consultants, research and financial support to medical education, amongst others.

IPFA is highly committed to organize fully compliant and independent educational and scientific meetings. We are therefore pleased that the assessment of the EthicalMedTech for the IPFA/EBA Symposium has received the status of being COMPLIANT.

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Programme / Proceedings

Wednesday 7 February

09:00 - 10:15 Session 1
Welcome from IPFA & EBA, followed by a keynote lecture
Leni von Bonsdorff, IPFA & Peter O'Leary, EBA
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00 Session 2
Donor recruitment, retention, and protection
Katja van den Hurk, the Netherlands
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:50 Session 3
Plasma collection and quality management
Françoise Rossi, IPFA
14:50 - 15:10
Coffee Break
15:10 – 17:00 Session 4
European pathways to a common goal – Converting plasma to products
Vincenzo De Angelis, Italy
18:30 - 22:30
Symposium dinner
Join us for an exceptional dinner at Naturalis, the national research institute for biodiversity. You will be able to visit the museum after opening hours, followed by a three-course seated dinner. Tickets to be purchased during the registration process (€ 90)

Thursday 8 February

09:20 – 10:00 Session 5
Manufacturer´s session
Paul Strengers, IPFA
  • 09:20 – 09:40 Abbott: Taking Donation to a New Dimension: Use of Mixed Reality Technology within the Donor Collection Experience - Jason Kang, MD Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs Abbott
  • 09:40 – 10:00 Haemonetics: How technology and innovation advances safe and efficient plasma collections - Alexander Steffan, Vice President, Global Marketing & Strategy
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
11:40 - 11:50
Short Break
11:50 – 12:50 Session 7
The Value of Plasma – The How and the Why in the Public Sector
Bernardo Rodrigues, Belgium
12:50 – 13:40
Closing words and farewell lunch

Contact

The Symposium will be hosted at the Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, the Netherlands. The theatre itself was built in 1705, making it the oldest theatre in The Netherlands. Combined with the Stadsgehoorzaal, these monumental buildings carry more than 500 years of history.

The venue is also very convenient for disabled people. There are no stairs to use and there are dedicated seats available in the meeting room with more space.

Stadsgehoorzaal
Breestraat 60
2311CS Leiden

From Schiphol airport it will only take you 20 minutes to get to Leiden Central Station. From there, it is a 15 minute walk to the Stadsgehoorzaal or, you can take any bus that stops at the Breestraat. Visit this website for more information on the bus time tables.

Fore more information on the Symposium, please send an email to: symposium@ipfa-events.nl

Visit the pop-up Exhibition: the Power of Plasma

At the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, just a stone throw away from our Symposium venue, you can visit the Power of Plasma exhibition. A collaberation between the museum and Sanquin where everything is explained about plasma. The Exhibition is open until Thursday, 8 February.

Visit the website for more information: https://rijksmuseumboerhaave.nl/te-zien-te-doen/de-kracht-van-plasma/