Haematology Working Party

The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Haematology Working Party (HAEMWP), formerly known as the Blood Products Working Party (BPWP), was set up by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) to carry out specific tasks related to haematology issues.

The working party's tasks include:

• preparing, reviewing and updating guidelines and concept papers on working party related matters;
• European and international co-operation relating to working party activities;
• liaising with interested parties, such as industry, patient organistions and healthcare professional organisations;
• providing trainings and workshops to assessors;
• providing product related support upon request from EMA committees and the Scientific Advice Working Party

Mandate, rules of procedure and work programme

Consolidated 3-year rolling work plan for the Haematology Working Party (HAEMWP) : January 2025 - December 2027

Consultation dates: 10/09/2024 to 10/10/2024Draft: consultation closedReference Number: EMA/CHMP/BPWP/320406/2024Summary:

EMA has opened a public consultation on the draft 2025-2027 Haematology Working Party (HAEMWP) Workplan which constitutes the roadmap of HAEMWP activities on the basis of evolving identified priorities.

The workplan has been adopted by EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) and is now open for public consultation. All key stakeholders are therefore encouraged to provide their feedback through the EU survey no later than EOB 10 October, EOB.

If you respond on behalf of a company that is affiliated with an EU (trade) industry organisations, you are encouraged to share your comments to the respective affiliated EU (Trade) Industry organisation.

The three-year work plan is available below:

Haematology Working Party (HWP) work plan 2022-2024

Reference Number: EMA/535136/2023

Composition

The working party is composed of five to nine experts from Member States, selected from the list of European experts and nominated by members of the CHMP. Experts are chosen on the basis of the best and available expertise needed for the working party to deliver its commitments.

The current members are listed below, in alphabetical order of surname. Their declarations of interests are available in the European experts list: 

• European experts

Members

• Claire-Li Ding
• Claudia Gramiccioni
• Antonella Isgrò
• Konstantinos Konstantopoulos
• Karri Penttila
• Daniela Philadelphy (Chair)
• Viktoriia Starokozhko (Vice-Chair)
• Ute Vahlensieck