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12th Blood Donation Session at the Parc Científic de Barcelona

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 18.11.2013

12th Blood Donation Session at the Parc Científic de Barcelona

A total of 49 persons participated in the 12th Blood Donation Day held on November 13 at the Parc Cientific de Barcelona. Of these 49 participants, 10 were new donors and seven people who offered to donate their blood could not do so, leaving a final total number of 42 donations. The donation campaign was organized by the Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST) and blood extractions were performed at the mobile unit that will be set up in front of the Helix Building.


The Banc de Sang i Teixits is the public company of the Catalan Ministry of Health whose mission is to guarantee the supply and proper use of blood and tissue in Catalonia. It is the centre of reference for diagnostic immunology and the development of advanced therapies.

The Banc de Sang i Teixits is the blood bank that supplies blood components to all the hospitals and clinics in Catalonia. In addition, it is fully responsible for transfusion services in eleven hospitals in the Catalan Public Healthcare Network; it is the reference centre for resolving queries on transfusions for all the transfusion services in Catalan hospitals and clinics; it participates in hospital transfusion committees; and it actively carries out haemovigilance work throughout the whole of Catalonia.