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Katia Bruneau Simonetta Pupella

Katia is the new EU project manager at Agence de Simonetta is responsible of the Transfusion Safety
la biomédecine in charge of piloting GAPP related Area of the Italian National Blood Centre, which is the
activities. She specialised in 2014 on EU programmes, hub of the National blood system being responsible
funds and EU project management after a more than for coordinating the 21 regional spokes. Dr Pupella
10-year experience serving various institutional, has represented Centro Nazionale Sangue (CNS) as
private and associative organisations at EU and associated partner in other EU funded projects and
national level. She managed several international EU Joint Actions, namely EuBIS, CATIE and TRANSPOSE
projects as well as national projects in the fields of and co-led the VISTART JA with National Transplant
research on education and training and on social and Centre (CNT).
medical-social matters.

The objectives of the Action is to facilitate the development of a common
and optimal approach to assess and authorise preparation processes of
Blood, Tissues and Cells harmonizing the authorisaion procedures and
assuring the safety and effectiveness of related treatments

Anu Puomila Vanja Nikolac

Anu has a PhD in genetics. She joined the Finnish Vanja is heading service for blood, tissues and cells
Medicines Agency 11 years ago and has worked as from 2009. She participated in numerous activities
Senior Inspector inspecting Blood Establishments, and projects in SOHO field during the Croatian pre-
Tissue Establishments and clinical trials. She also accession process; worked on harmonisation of SOHO
works on licenses and SARE/Rapid Alert assessment of legislation; participated in several EU projects related
Blood and Tissue Establishments. to the quality and safety of the SOHO and inspection
as well.

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