European Record: 500 Blood Donations

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, September 15, 2010 - Mrs Wil Heufkens donated her blood for the five hundredth time in the
Bloodbank in Nijmegen, Netherlands. No other person in Europe ever donated so
often.

Twenty eight years ago, on 24 September 1982, Mrs Heufkens donated blood
for the first time. She is now 67 years of age. Mrs Heufkens started donating
whole blood. She was one of the first donors to change from whole blood to
plasma donation by means of apheresis almost twenty years ago. Plasma is the
fluid in which blood cells are suspended in the bloodstream. Plasmapheresis
is a blood donation procedure in which the blood is passed through a device
that separates the plasma from the blood cells and returns the red blood
cells to the donor. Using this procedure an individual may donate plasma much
more frequently than whole blood.

Being a dedicated plasma donor since the beginning of the nineties, mrs
Heufkens donates 650 ml of plasma every two weeks, and is a familiar face at
Sanquin Blood Bank in Nijmegen. "More people should donate blood, I like
helping other people this way."

About Sanquin

The Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation is responsible, on a non-profit
basis, for the blood supply and for the promotion of blood transfusion, in
such a way as to meet the most stringent quality, safety and efficiency
requirements. The foundation provides products and services, carries out
research and provides education.

For enquiries please contact: Hezeke Hoefnagel, Phone +31-24-3279441 or
+31-6-44956524.