Rome – There is a form of gift that cannot be seen but that flows in the veins of solidarity. It is plasma, a precious component of blood, capable of transforming into therapy, into hope, into life. Each drop tells a story of science and generosity.
The exhibition inaugurated this morning in the Sala del Cenacolo of the Chamber of Deputies is called 'The Journey of Plasma': a visual journey that illustrates the production process of therapies with plasma derivatives, showing how a simple gesture can lead to a long journey towards a cure.
“The exhibition 'The Journey of Plasma' - said the vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, Giorgio Mulè, inaugurating the exhibition, composed of 23 panels - represents an important opportunity to shine the spotlight on a topic that is often little known but fundamental for health.
“It is our duty to support and promote a culture of conscious and widespread donation,” he continued, “that can concretely respond to patients’ needs and strengthen national self-sufficiency in the production of plasma derivatives.”
“Plasma donations,” added the General Manager of Takeda Italy, Anna Maria Bencini, “represent the basis of an extraordinary journey that transforms a gesture of solidarity into a concrete hope of cure for thousands of patients with rare and disabling diseases.
Ensuring the availability of vital therapies to those who need them most and continuing to raise awareness on a crucial issue for public health and social well-being is an essential duty, which requires constant dialogue and active collaboration with institutions that foster the culture of donation over time".
For Bencini, "it is also necessary to implement concrete medium and short-term actions to ensure the country and patients a continuous availability of plasma and plasma derivatives and, last but not least, it is necessary to provide a regulatory framework that is even more favorable to investments, research and innovation in this area".
"Today's initiative - commented the president of Farmindustria, Marcello Cattani - is a wonderful initiative to give voice and prominence to a sector that is truly important for the health of many patients. Plasma derivatives are an area of strong commitment for the pharmaceutical industry with 20 drugs in development worldwide, 21 production plants in Europe, 3 of which are in Italy. And there are 1.700 employees in our country. I believe it is the right time to give broad scope and value, recognizing the right resources of public spending, to companies that invest in the Nation to produce plasma derivatives".
Plasma is a precious and irreplaceable resource, donated voluntarily and used to produce life-saving drugs against serious and rare diseases. Open to healthy people between 18 and 65, the donation is safe and includes free medical check-ups. Some therapies require hundreds of donations per year. In 2024, Italy reached a record with over 900 thousand kilos of plasma collected, approaching national self-sufficiency.
In addition to the Honorable Giorgio Mulè, Anna Maria Bencini and Marcello Cattani, the inauguration of the exhibition 'The Journey of Plasma' was attended by the Honorable Paolo Trancassini, Quaestor of the Chamber of Deputies, Samantha Profili, head of institutional relations, National Blood Center, Massimo Marra, president of Cidp Italia Aps - Italian Association of Patients with Dysimmune Neuropathies, and Alessandro Segato, President of Aip Aps - Association of Primary Immunodeficiencies.
A journey from vein to vein, therefore, from donor to recipient. A conscious gesture, capable of transforming into care, research and future. Because every plasma donation is not just a gesture: it is an investment in the future of everyone's health.
Article published on 3 June 2025 - 19:47
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