Episodi

  • Women's Health - When Giving Means Life - Transplantation and Women’s Care

    Women's Health - When Giving Means Life - Transplantation and Women’s Care
    Apr 24 2026
    In transplantation, the concept of “giving” takes on its most profound meaning. It reflects both the gift of organ donation and the scientific expertise required to make it possible. This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Dr. Christine Heylen, Senior Director Scientific Affairs – Transplant, who brings more than three decades of experience supporting transplant laboratories and clinicians worldwide.

    Women with complex immune histories, autoimmune diseases, or sensitizing events often face additional challenges in accessing transplantation. These factors increase immunological risk and make donor–recipient matching more complex.

    High-quality transplant diagnostics play a critical role in addressing this complexity. High-resolution HLA typing and antibody detection help clinicians assess donor–recipient compatibility, evaluate immunological risk, and guide individualized transplant strategies.

    By combining precision, collaboration, and clinically meaningful insights, transplant diagnostics help translate the gift of donation into safe and successful transplantation, enabling patients to move forward with their lives.
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    12 min
  • Women's Health - Beyond Compatibility - Transfusion in Women’s Health

    Women's Health - Beyond Compatibility - Transfusion in Women’s Health
    Apr 24 2026
    In transfusion medicine, the concept of "giving" is at the heart of everything we do, from ensuring blood availability to protecting patients through reliable compatibility testing and the identification of the “unseen” as clinically relevant antibodies.

    We spoke with Dr. Silvia Giulia Ferrari, Director Worldwide Scientific Affairs, Transfusion. She has three decades of experience in transfusion medicine, fostering scientific excellence and supporting the development of specialized transfusion diagnostics. She explained how #GiveToGain is brought to life through immunohematology diagnostics that support complex patient histories.

    Women's health is often associated with complex diagnoses, particularly in cases of immune-mediated diseases, pregnancies, or overlapping conditions. In such instances, high-quality results help laboratories and clinicians to move from uncertainty to clarity. Collaboration and innovation enable safe transfusion decisions, because behind every compatible blood product is a person who deserves the best possible care.
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    8 min
  • Women's Health - Run to the diagnosis - Autoimmunity for women's health

    Women's Health - Run to the diagnosis - Autoimmunity for women's health
    Apr 24 2026
    In Autoimmunity, every step toward a diagnosis matters. At Werfen, we are committed to making the “unseen” visible through specialized diagnostics, helping clinicians move faster and with greater confidence along the diagnostic journey.

    This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Serena De Lucia, Product Manager for Autoimmunity in Italy, who has been contributing to the advancement of autoimmune diagnostics over the past five years. Autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect women and are often challenging to diagnose, with symptoms that are heterogeneous, overlapping, and evolving over time. Delays in diagnosis can significantly impact patient outcomes.

    High-quality diagnostics play a crucial role in accelerating this journey. By delivering precise, well-validated, and clinically meaningful results, and by working closely with clinicians, we help reduce uncertainty and support timely, confident decisions — ensuring that patients receive the care they truly need when they need it most.
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    8 min
  • Women's Health - When Every Second Counts - Acute Care for Women’s health

    Women's Health - When Every Second Counts - Acute Care for Women’s health
    Apr 24 2026
    Werfen shines a light on the critical moments where highly specialized diagnostics can make the difference in patients' lives. In Acute Care Diagnostics, Giving means sharing expertise, innovation, and high‑quality solutions to enhance Patient Care—especially in critical situations such as acute bleeding.

    For International Women’s Day, we spoke with Ariadna Quijada, Product Manager for ROTEM in Iberia, whose work bridges clinical knowledge and diagnostic innovation. Driven by the Give to Gain theme, Ariadna explains how collaboration and specialized diagnostics empower clinicians during critical situations, particularly when women face severe bleeding after partum or complex procedures like transplants.

    By Giving rapid, high‑quality, and actionable information, specialized diagnostics help clinicians recognize the source of bleeding earlier and intervene more precisely. In return, we Gain safer outcomes for patients, reduced complications, and more effective care.
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    9 min
  • Women's Health - Shining a Light on the Unseen - Hemostasis and Women’s Care

    Women's Health - Shining a Light on the Unseen - Hemostasis and Women’s Care
    Apr 24 2026
    In Hemostasis, the idea of “giving” is embedded in our daily work and purpose, making the “unseen” visible through specialized diagnostics. This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Kerrie Jaskal, Senior Product Manager on the Worldwide Hemostasis Marketing Reagent Team, who, during her two decades at Werfen, played a key role in developing and launching over twenty Hemostasis assays and products.

    Women’s health still faces frequent misdiagnosis, as symptoms often overlap or evolve. High‑quality diagnostics help reduce this uncertainty.

    By driving innovation, partnering closely with clinicians, and upholding rigorous validation, we deliver dependable results that support timely, confident decisions, helping patients receive the care they deserve.

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    8 min
  • Women's Health - A Patient Story

    Women's Health - A Patient Story
    Apr 24 2026
    Werfen presents Diagnosis is Visibility under the theme #GiveToGain. Alexa’s story highlights how specialization makes the invisible seen. Navigating Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and secondary Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS), she faced a life-threatening crisis when autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) triggered severe haemolysis. Specialized diagnostics provided the path forward: extended immunohematology guided her transfusions, while high-resolution HLA typing enabled a successful kidney transplant. During surgery, near-patient testing allowed for targeted therapy, which made her stabilization possible.
    Specialization and multidisciplinary collaboration ultimately saved her life.

    While Alexa is a fictional character, her story is real and more frequent than you think.


    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    1 min