New impact report: Supporting research and education for the Canadian blood system

Showcasing impact 

Canadian Blood Services’ innovation and portfolio management team supports research and education initiatives for the Canadian blood system. These align closely with three key strategic priorities for the organization:  

• Match products and services to patient and health system needs. 
• Grow and diversity a flexible, sustainable donor and registrant base. 
• Invest in our people and culture.  

Our annual impact report is created to showcase the incredible people in our research and education network while reflecting on the achievements around knowledge generation and evidence sharing over the past fiscal year.  

The year at a glance

Among the successes highlighted in this year’s report, Supporting Research and Education for the Canadian Blood System, are four impact case studies and five spotlights on work in progress. Each one illustrates how Canadian Blood Services’ investments in research and education continue to deliver on the principles that led to Canadian Blood Services’ creation more than 26 years ago.

Featured on the cover is Senior scientist, Dr. Sandra Ramirez-Arcos, whose microbiology lab at Canadian Blood Services celebrated over 20 years of research that has enhanced safety measures and product innovations by informing storage processes, skin disinfection protocols, and screening and testing procedures. Learn more about Dr. Ramirez-Arcos' research in this short “Meet the researcher” video and in the case study on page 4 of the annual impact report.

Canadian Blood Services – Driving world-class innovation 

Through discovery, development and applied research, Canadian Blood Services drives world-class innovation in blood transfusion, cellular therapy and transplantation—bringing clarity and insight to an increasingly complex healthcare future. Our dedicated research team and extended network of partners engage in exploratory and applied research to create new knowledge, inform and enhance best practices, contribute to the development of new services and technologies, and build capacity through training and collaboration. Find out more about our research impact.   

The opinions reflected in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Canadian Blood Services nor do they reflect the views of Health Canada or any other funding agency.