International Plasma and Fractionation Association (IPFA) Information

The International Plasma and Fractionation Association (IPFA) is an association representing organisations engaged in fractionation of plasma into plasma-derived medicines as well as in the collection or testing of plasma for fractionation purpose. IPFA´s members are from the not-for-profit sector and include organisations with a clear public mission. Members come from all over the world and represent manufacturers (fractionators) who produce the plasma products, blood establishments collecting plasma and institutions who carry out clinical quality testing of plasma. IPFA drives the interests of its members to maintain a high involvement of the not-for profit sector to enable and support the supply and patient access to plasma-derived products within a public health context, and with a strong link to the collection and supply of safe and high-quality plasma from domestic donations. IPFA encourages and advises its members and other interested parties on ways to establish and increase their collection of plasma for fractionation, with a strong emphasis on the principle of donation without financial gain, of ensuring donor health protection, while at the same time reaching the quality requirements needed for plasma to be used for manufacturing purposes. IPFA events IPFA arranges scientific and educational events and workshops related to the field of plasma quality, its collection and supply for fractionation, some of which have become regular annual events - for example: IPFA and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute (PEI) together arrange annually since 1994 an International Workshop on Surveillance and Screening of Blood-borne Pathogens, internationally well-known, regularly attended and acknowledged by experts in the field. Regional events on Plasma Strategies including Plasma Collection, Quality and Supply supporting the national and regional strategies, also in low-middle-income-countries. Contact details IPFA: T. +31 20 8091 850 E. info@ipfa.nl