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Karen Etchberger Elected Chair of PPTA Global Board of Directors +

Annapolis, MD (January 13, 2020) —The Global Board of Directors of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association(PPTA) elected Karen Etchberger of CSL Behring as its Chair, effective January 2020. Dr. Etchberger will serve a three-year term and succeeds outgoing Chair, David Bell, Grifols S.A.
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Fabrizio Fabbrizzi – 10 April 1955 - 2 January 2020 +

The new year has started badly. Fabrizio Fabbrizzi, one of the most respected and beloved stalwarts of the plasma products landscape, passed on 2 January 2020 after a brief struggle with a serious illness. Fabrizio was born in Barga, Tuscany on 10 April 1955 and graduated in medicine and surgery at the University of Pisa in 1981.
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PPTA Statement on H.R. 3 +

On December 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3, “The Lower Drug Costs Act,” sponsored by Energy & Commerce Chairman, Rep. Frank Pallone, D- NJ. This bill, known as Speaker Pelosi’s drug plan, would put at risk patients with rare diseases who rely on access to plasma protein therapies.
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Karen Etchberger Elected Chair of PPTA Global Board of Directors +

Fabrizio Fabbrizzi – 10 April 1955 - 2 January 2020 +

PPTA Statement on H.R. 3 +

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