Research DRK
Research partner of the cooperation is the DRK-Blutspendedienst Nord-Ost gGmbH
As an institution of the German Red Cross, seven regional blood donation services are active in Germany. The cooperation's research partner, the Blood Donation Service North-East, daily collects blood donations in the federal states of Berlin, Saxony, Hamburg, and Schleswig-Holstein and organizes the processing and testing of the blood. In this way, they ensure the supply of blood preparations to patients in the region and provide transfusion medical care for the clinics and GP practices. The tasks of the blood donation teams include taking care of the donors' well-being as well as protecting the recipients of blood preparations from infections and other disadvantages that may be associated with the transfusion of blood. The research partner is also actively involved in the further development of blood donation marketing in Germany and Europe.
This research cooperation is intended to provide long-term scientific support for Germany's largest joint task: voluntary unpaid blood donation to the German Red Cross.
Contact person
Dr. Sigrun Leipnitz
Postdoctoral Researcher, Consultant for donor research, DRK Blutspendedienst Nord-Ost
Blasewitzer Straße 68/70
01307 Dresden
E-Mail: s.leipnitz"AT"blutspende.de