European Eye Bank Association
Acronym: EEBA
General Information
Identification Code: 840527028525-56
Website: https://www.eeba.eu/
Entity Form: Scientific/technical/professional association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 10/3/2017
Last Update: 2/9/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Association is formed for the advancement of eye banking. Its Mission is to help provide tissues and cells of optimum quality and safety for transplantation and the treatment of eye diseases, according to the highest medical and scientific standards, as set out in the Council of Europe’s Guide to the Quality and Safety of Tissues and Cells for Human Application, and making them available to as many patients in need as possible in an ethical and humanitarian way, in accordance with the Council of Europe’s Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (ETS No 164; Oviedo, April 1997), the World Health Organization’s Guiding Principles on Human Cell, Tissue and Organ Transplantation (as endorsed by the 63rd World Health Assembly, May 2010, Resolution WHA63.22) and applicable national and international laws and regulations.
To this end, The Associa (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Public health
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- european
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Commission Directive (EU) 2015/566 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC as regards the procedures for verifying the equivalent standards of quality and safety of imported tissues and cells
- Commission Directive (EU) 2015/565 amending Directive 2006/86/EC as regards certain technical requirements for the coding of human tissues and cells
- Commission Directive 2012/39/EU of 26 November 2012 amending Directive 2006/17/EC as regards certain technical requirements for the testing of human tissues and cells
- Commission Directive 2006/86/EC implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards traceability requirements, notification of serious adverse reactions and events and certain technical requirements for the coding, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells
- Commission Directive 2006/17/EC implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for the donation, procurement and testing of human tissues and cells
- Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells
- REGULATION (EC) No 1394/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Communication Activities: EEBA Statistical Report of Eye Banking Activity in Europe (REPLACING THE eeba aNNUAL dIRECTORY)
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Via Paccagnella n. 11 - Padiglione Rama
Post Code: 30174
City: Zelarino – Venice
Country: ITALY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 39
Phone Number: 0419656422
EU Office
Address: Via Paccagnella n. 11 - Padiglione Rama
Post Code: 30174
City: Zelarino – Venice
Country: ITALY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 39
Phone Number: 0419656422
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Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 1
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: European Association of Tissue and Cell Banks (EATCB) - https://www.eatb.org/
European Cornea and Cell Transplantation Registry - https://www.escrs.org/about-escrs/registries/ecctr/
European Group For Accreditation And Liaison Of Blood-Tissues And Cells Establishments - https://www.egalite-europe.eu/
Organisation Members: Common representation of Substances of Human Origin’s (SoHO) (CoRe SoHO) - Transparency Register Identification number: 643638449840-70 - https://europeanbloodalliance.eu/european-affairs/core-soho/
European Alliance For Vision Research and Ophthalmology (EU-EYE) - www.eueye.org - Transparency Register Identification number: 221589017973-83
Committee for the management of EuroGTP II project’s Outcomes - Transparency Register Identification number: 947358741140-13
Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations (GAEBA) - www.gaeba.org
Current Job Opportunities
EU Policy Intern at European Eye Bank Association
European Eye Bank Association
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Posted: 9/23/2025
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Posted: 8/21/2025