On the morning of June 3, 2025, local time, the Annual Meeting of CSBT and ISBT was convened in Milan, Italy. ZHU Yongming,president of CSBT, led delegates from the CSBT Council, member institutions and the secretariat to attend the meeting, along with leaders from Tianjin Blood Center, Guangzhou Blood Center, Shenzhen Blood Center and WEGO Blood Technology. The ISBT representatives who participated in the meeting were as follows: Chair Pierre Tiberghien, Vice Chairs Jill Storry and Cynthia So-Osman, President-elect Lin Fung, Treasurer Martin Smid, Executive Officer Jenny White, and Council Members from the Western Pacific Region, Ji Yanli and Nelson Hirokazu Tsuno. CSBT and ISBT entered into a five-year cooperation agreement in 2019, which was renewed in 2024. The agreement outlines specific collaboration between the two organizations across various domains, including personnel training, conference organization, and branch activities. Both sides are obligated to hold at least one bilateral working meeting annually to review the progress of agreement implementation.
President ZHU reviewed the progress of cooperation since 2024. ISBT set up a booth and organized the ISBT Highlights event during the National Congress of CSBT in Hefei. It also presented a poster at the Blood Establishment Management Conference in Lianyungang and delivered lectures for the Education Course for Leadership of Blood Service (ECLBS). Moreover, he introduced China's accomplishments in voluntary blood donation and blood safety. Chair Pierre acknowledged the effectiveness of the regular cooperation. He proposed to continue the ISBT Highlights event at next year’s National Congress of CSBT in Zhengzhou, and invited the CSBT to participate in the conferences in Paris and Kuala Lumpur.
During this meeting, CSBT and ISBT exchanged views on industry development and recognized the progress in academic exchanges and training, since the renewal of the cooperation agreement last year. The two organizations affirmed their commitment to leveraging their respective strengths in order to advance the development of the blood industry. In addition, GAO Jie, NIE Yongmei, NING Li, LIU Qingning, Lin Fung, Jill Storry, Cynthia So-Osman, JI Yanli and Nelson Hirokazu Tsuno presented at the meeting, respectively introducing their own establishments and exploring the possibilities to promote cooperation between the member institutions of CSBT and ISBT.
Source:CSBT Secretariat;
Translated by ZHANG Ruoyang;
Reviewed by ZHU Shanshan.