Dear members and colleagues,  

following our previous message on the IMPLEMENT-SoHO project, we are pleased to share that the first project activity is now live: the IMPLEMENT-SoHO survey.  The survey will remain open from 19 May to 7 June and focuses on familiarity with the SoHO Regulation, implementation challenges, and training and capacity-building needs across the sector.  The Link to the survey can be found in the members area. 

Your responses will directly help shape the future activities and support developed under the project, so we strongly encourage you to participate and share your experience.   If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.   You can also find more information about the project in the short project overview and through the project’s LinkedIn profile.   

This was the 33nd Annual Congress in Tampere, Finland 2025

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Booklet - TISSUE DONATION - Everything you need to know, now available online

We would like to draw your attention to a new document that has been prepared by the European Committee on Organ Donation (CD-P-TO) entitled ‘Tissue Donation – Everything You Need to Know’. The document has been written to educate and inform the general public about tissue donation and its benefits, and its development was led by Jacinto Sanchez-Ibanez, a past president of the Association.

The document can be downloaded from the EDQM website here: Link

Currently, the document is only available in English, but authorisation to translate this booklet into your native language(s) can be requested by sending an email to the CD-P-TO Secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. They EDQM cannot cover the cost of the translation, but can help with the layout and publishing once the translation has been done.

EATCB and AETB on the principles of the new SoHO regulation

EATCB and its sister Association – Asociación Española de Bancos de Tejidos (AEBT) – share their view in a common document (you can download below) on the Proposal for a new Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards of quality and safety  for  substances of human origin  (SoHO) intended  for human application and repealing Directives 2002/98/EC and 2004/23/EC.

Download EATCB_AEBT_New_Regulation_SoHO