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Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry
3111 Los Feliz Avenue, #206, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Contact person: Dr. Frieda Jordan
Phone: (323) 663-3609
Email: [email protected]
ABMDR passes European licensing inspection with flying colors
Los Angeles, March 18, 2015 - For the fourth consecutive year, the
European Federation of Immunogenetics (EFI) renewed the operating
license of the Stem Cell Harvesting Center of the Armenian Bone Marrow
Donor Registry (ABMDR) in Yerevan.
The relicensing of the ABMDR laboratory, the only facility of its type
in Armenia and the entire Caucasus region, was granted by EFI after a
thorough onsite inspection held on March 16. The inspection was carried
out by two EFI-designated inspectors, Prof. Svetlana Vojovodic of Serbia
and Prof. Zorana Grubic of Croatia.
At the start of the inspection, Prof. Grubic submitted her own blood
samples for testing at the lab, as part of the inspection process.
Professors Grubic and Vojovodic went on to implement an extensive review
of the facility. They examined the operations, specific methodologies,
and technical documents of all lab departments with regard to a broad
range of scientific research and medical procedures. These include HLA
typing for patients as well as related and unrelated donors; and its
applications in the treatment of blood-related illnesses. The EFI
inspectors also examined the integrity and effectiveness of all medical
equipment and instruments utilized at the lab.
Later, when the results of Prof. Grubic's blood test were submitted
and the inspectors reviewed them, they determined that all protocols and
standards were followed with utmost accuracy. As the EFI representatives
completed their thorough inspection of the Stem Cell Harvesting Center
and surveyed the results, they unreservedly approved EFI's renewal of
the lab's license.
`Once again, the ABMDR Stem Cell Harvesting Center passed the EFI
inspection with flying colors,' Prof. Vojovodic said. `This is a
world-class, highly professional lab. Its well-trained staff not only
excels at the skills required to run such a specialized institution, but
is also confident, friendly, and accommodating.'
During their concluding meeting with lab staff and ABMDR executives,
professors Grubic and Vojovodic praised their high level of expertise,
thanked them for their hospitality, and said they wished to return to
Armenia in the future for a chance to further explore the country.
The renewal of the Stem Cell Harvesting Center's EFI license will
enable the facility to continue its collaboration with laboratories and
transplant centers worldwide and help save the lives of patients struck
by life-threatening blood-related illnesses.
`It is immensely gratifying to be granted EFI renewal of our center's
license,' stated ABMDR president Dr. Frieda Jordan, who had traveled
to Yerevan in order to be on hand during the EFI inspection process.
`The approval of our work by a global and prestigious regulatory body
such as EFI makes our life-saving mission all the more worthwhile.'
About the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry: Established in 1999,
ABMDR, a nonprofit organization, helps Armenians and non-Armenians
worldwide survive life-threatening blood-related illnesses by recruiting
and matching donors to those requiring bone marrow stem cell
transplants. To date, the registry has recruited over 26,000 donors in
24 countries across four continents, identified 2,482 patients, and
facilitated 20 bone marrow transplants.
From: Baghdasarian
3111 Los Feliz Avenue, #206, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Contact person: Dr. Frieda Jordan
Phone: (323) 663-3609
Email: [email protected]
ABMDR passes European licensing inspection with flying colors
Los Angeles, March 18, 2015 - For the fourth consecutive year, the
European Federation of Immunogenetics (EFI) renewed the operating
license of the Stem Cell Harvesting Center of the Armenian Bone Marrow
Donor Registry (ABMDR) in Yerevan.
The relicensing of the ABMDR laboratory, the only facility of its type
in Armenia and the entire Caucasus region, was granted by EFI after a
thorough onsite inspection held on March 16. The inspection was carried
out by two EFI-designated inspectors, Prof. Svetlana Vojovodic of Serbia
and Prof. Zorana Grubic of Croatia.
At the start of the inspection, Prof. Grubic submitted her own blood
samples for testing at the lab, as part of the inspection process.
Professors Grubic and Vojovodic went on to implement an extensive review
of the facility. They examined the operations, specific methodologies,
and technical documents of all lab departments with regard to a broad
range of scientific research and medical procedures. These include HLA
typing for patients as well as related and unrelated donors; and its
applications in the treatment of blood-related illnesses. The EFI
inspectors also examined the integrity and effectiveness of all medical
equipment and instruments utilized at the lab.
Later, when the results of Prof. Grubic's blood test were submitted
and the inspectors reviewed them, they determined that all protocols and
standards were followed with utmost accuracy. As the EFI representatives
completed their thorough inspection of the Stem Cell Harvesting Center
and surveyed the results, they unreservedly approved EFI's renewal of
the lab's license.
`Once again, the ABMDR Stem Cell Harvesting Center passed the EFI
inspection with flying colors,' Prof. Vojovodic said. `This is a
world-class, highly professional lab. Its well-trained staff not only
excels at the skills required to run such a specialized institution, but
is also confident, friendly, and accommodating.'
During their concluding meeting with lab staff and ABMDR executives,
professors Grubic and Vojovodic praised their high level of expertise,
thanked them for their hospitality, and said they wished to return to
Armenia in the future for a chance to further explore the country.
The renewal of the Stem Cell Harvesting Center's EFI license will
enable the facility to continue its collaboration with laboratories and
transplant centers worldwide and help save the lives of patients struck
by life-threatening blood-related illnesses.
`It is immensely gratifying to be granted EFI renewal of our center's
license,' stated ABMDR president Dr. Frieda Jordan, who had traveled
to Yerevan in order to be on hand during the EFI inspection process.
`The approval of our work by a global and prestigious regulatory body
such as EFI makes our life-saving mission all the more worthwhile.'
About the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry: Established in 1999,
ABMDR, a nonprofit organization, helps Armenians and non-Armenians
worldwide survive life-threatening blood-related illnesses by recruiting
and matching donors to those requiring bone marrow stem cell
transplants. To date, the registry has recruited over 26,000 donors in
24 countries across four continents, identified 2,482 patients, and
facilitated 20 bone marrow transplants.
From: Baghdasarian