Sanquin
BCSI has a product development contract with Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation (Stichting Sanquin Bloedvoorziening), the Netherlands’ largest blood services organization. Sanquin is currently conducting trials with the BCSI pH Monitoring System in support of product registration in Europe and Canada.
The trials of BCSI’s pH Monitoring System are being conducted by principal investigators Dr. A.J. Verhoeven, head of Sanquin Department of Transfusion Technology, and Dr. D. de Korte, head of the Laboratory for Blood Tranfusion Technology, who are among the world's premier platelet experts.
Sanquin, a Dutch non-profit organization, is comprised of the divisions Sanquin Research, Sanquin Plasma Products, Sanquin Diagnostic Services and four blood banks. It has development and supply agreements with several of the world’s largest suppliers of platelet products and is well respected within the European and U.S. regulatory and scientific communities. The organization was founded 60 years ago and currently employs 3,000 people.
Sanquin Research is involved in basic and applied scientific research, training and education. The research departments support the Sanquin objectives regarding a safe and sufficient blood supply of the highest quality. Accordingly, Sanquin Research provides a scientific foundation for the products and services of Sanquin’s divisions and the business units Sanquin Pharmaceutical Services and Sanquin Reagents. Sanquin supplies and distributes throughout Benelux and Northern Europe.
For further information or inquiries regarding potential partnerships, please contact Dr. Harvey Hoyt at .
Sanquin Studies
Non-invasive pH measurements in BCSI platelet storage bags
2008 AABB, DGTI
BCSI Non-Invasive pH Measuring System for Platelet Concentrates- Evaluation in the Clinic
M.J. Dijkstra-tiekstra, W. Kuipers, J.deWildt-Eggen, Sanquin Blood Bank North East Region Groningen, The Netherlands
Non-Invasive pH Measuring System for Platelet Concentrates- Evaluation in the Clinic
M.J. Dijkstra-Tiekstra, W. Kuipers, J.deWildt-Eggen, Sanquin Blood Bank North East Region Groningen, The Netherlands
2007- 17th Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion
Platelet Concentrates in pH Reading Containers
M.J. Dijkstra-Tiekstra, A.Setroikromo, L Scholten-Pijper, C.J. van Delden, J. de Wildt-Eggen, Sanquin Blood Bank North East Region, Gronigen, The Netherlands
2006 AABB Annual Meeting
Non-Invasive Measurement of Platelet Concentrate pH with Fiber Optic Fluorescence Detector:
D. de Korte, R. Vlaar, Eric C.W.N Gouwerok, I. De Cuyper, E. Jan Klip, A. Verhoeven, Sanquin Research at CLB, Amsterdam, Netherlands; M. Reed, S. Geelhood, BCSI Seattle, WA USA View: Abstract; Poster
Abstracts at the 2005 AABB
Non-Invasive Measurement of Platelet Concentrate pH with a Fiber Optic Fluorescence Detector:
M.W. Reed, S.J. Geelhood, BCSI, Seattle, WA USA; A.J. Verhoeven, D. de Korte, Sanquin Research at CLB, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Effect of Extracellular pH on Platelet Concentrate:
D. de Korte, D.W.C. Dekkers, I.M. De Cuyper, R. Verhaar, P. van der Meer, and A.J. Verhoeven; Sanquin Research at CLB, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sanquin Blood Bank, North-West region, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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