Introducing our theme – Science at the heart of blood, transplantation and patient care

July 2026

Professor Renata Gomes, Chief Scientific Officer of NHS Blood and Transplant, introduces our theme.

For NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), science and research are not an adjunct to service delivery; they are the foundations on which our public mission rests. Every unit of blood supplied, every tissue and organ offered for transplant, every stem cell collected, every diagnostic decision supported and every emerging therapy translated into practice depends on rigorous science, trusted data and a relentless commitment to improving outcomes for patients, donors and the NHS.