Why industrial production of red blood cells from stem cells is essential for tomorrow’s blood transfusion

An immortalized adult human erythroid line facilitates sustainable and scalable generation of functional red cells

(2017) Kongtana Trakarnsanga et al.   Nature Communications

Blood products use in France: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

(2016) Anne-Marie Fillet et al.   TRANSFUSION

Evidence and triggers for the transfusion of blood and blood products

(2014) A. Shah et al.   ANAESTHESIA

Large-scale production of red blood cells from stem cells: What are the technical challenges ahead?

(2013) Guillaume F. Rousseau et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Global Burden of Sickle Cell Anaemia in Children under Five, 2010–2050: Modelling Based on Demographics, Excess Mortality, and Interventions

(2013) Frédéric B. Piel et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Proof of principle for transfusion of in vitro-generated red blood cells

(2011) M.-C. Giarratana et al.   BLOOD

Banking of Pluripotent Adult Stem Cells as an Unlimited Source for Red Blood Cell Production: Potential Applications for Alloimmunized Patients and Rare Blood Challenges

(2011) Thierry Peyrard et al.   TRANSFUSION MEDICINE REVIEWS

Red-blood-cell alloimmunization and number of red-blood-cell transfusions

(2011) S. Zalpuri et al.   VOX SANGUINIS

Red blood cell generation from human induced pluripotent stem cells: perspectives for transfusion medicine

(2010) H. Lapillonne et al.   HAEMATOLOGICA

Cell-Free Hemoglobin-Based Blood Substitutes and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death

(2008) Charles Natanson et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION