Sanquin
Sanquin employs people working in many different disciplines, including donor assistants, doctors, pharmacists, researchers, laboratory technicians and production staff. Sanquin has a Supervisory Board responsible for the overall monitoring of the organisation’s operations. The Executive Board consists of one statutory director, the CEO. The CEO is advised by the Executive Committee. A number of other advisory councils are also active within Sanquin. Sanquin consists of the following organizational units: the Blood Bank, Diagnostic Services B.V., Reagents B.V., Sanquin Innovation B.V. and Research and Labservices. The Corporate Staff supports these units and advises the Executive Board. Sanquin works closely together with Prothya Biosolutions to provide medicines from plasma.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
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About Us
Sanquin provides blood services in the Netherlands on a not-for-profit basis. Sanquin is the knowledge institute in the field of blood, and conducts scientific research in the fields of blood transfusion medicine and immunology, applying this knowledge to the development and production of a range of pharmaceutical and diagnostic services.
Mission
Our mission is: 'Together with the donor, we ensure a better life for patients'.
Sanquin is a knowledge-driven not-for-profit organisation that supplies life-saving products, focussing on the needs of the care sector. Through scientific research, we look for and find new solutions for medical problems in the field of transfusion medicine, haematology and immunology. We are constantly aware of our responsibility to handle the donors’ gift carefully, responsibly and effectively, and to put the patients’ safety and welfare first.
Safety first
The organisation’s top priority is the health of patients and donors: safety always comes first. The safety of the blood transfusion chain from donor to patient is ensured by sophisticated production methods, rigid procedures, strict quality requirements and testing, as well as thorough staff training.
Sanquin tests donors before they give blood and excludes people at high risk of infectious diseases. All donations are tested, thereby minimising the risk of transmitting blood infections by blood products. Even though every possible precaution is taken, there remains a very small chance of a blood transfusion causing an infection through a virus or pathogen. That is why blood and blood products must be used with prudence.
Accurate administration to keep close track of what happens to blood is an integral part of ensuring maximum safety. Sanquin keeps records of who receives its products, and products can always be traced back to the donor. This data is kept for thirty years. Hospitals and pharmacists also keep track of which patient receives which blood product.
Transparency
Sanquin’s work ethics are designed to ensure a safe blood supply. The blood supply is a people-orientated activity, and the skills and commitment of Sanquin’s staff are the organisation’s greatest asset. Communication lines are efficient and transparent, thus nurturing the professionalism and commitment needed to ensure the high quality of our blood supply. The employees of Sanquin work according to a code of conduct.
History
Sanquin was established in 1998 through a merger between the Dutch blood banks and the Central Laboratory of the Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (CLB). On the basis of the Blood Supply Act, Sanquin is the only organization in the Netherlands authorized to manage our need for blood and blood products.
The name Sanquin
The name Sanquin is a reference to the literal meaning of the word blood in French (sang) and Latin (sanguis). The correct pronunciation of Sanquin is 'Sankwien'.
Sanquin's logo
Sanquin’s logo, a stylised pelican with a drop of blood on its chest, refers to the legend of the Dalmatian pelican. This pelican is said to have fed her starving young with her own blood. Just as the mother pelican so selflessly saved the lives of her offspring, so do generous donations of blood save the lives of patients.
Sanquin also has an online logo. The pelican is online fully colored in orange and is squarer. It has fewer wings and is scalable, making us more visible on digital platforms. As a result of the scalability, the blood drop is no longer visible in the online logo. That does not mean that we’ve said farewell to the blood drop and the history that goes with it. The blood drop is still visible in our offline logo. The merciful actions of the pelican fit seamlessly with the DNA of Sanquin.