News
News and updates on the activities carried out within HELIOS and beyond
HELIOS at the Athens Prevention of Hemoglobinopathies Conference 2026
On March 28, 2026, a one-day scientific conference on the prevention of haemoglobinopathies took place at the Amphitheatre “Phaedon Fessas” of Laiko General Hospital of
🗞️ New Publication: Mapping Expertise and Educational Needs for Hemoglobinopathies
We are delighted to share that HELIOS Working Group 4 (WG4) has published a new article in Blood & Global Health titled “Mapping Expertise and
📣Call for Expressions of Interest: New Leadership and Coordination Roles within HELIOS
As HELIOS moves into the second half of the project, we are pleased to announce the opening of several leadership and coordination positions within the
🗞️ New HELIOS Research Article Published in HemaSphere!
We are pleased to announce that members of the HELIOS consortium have published a new peer-reviewed research article in the journal HemaSphere. This publication reflects
📊Building Gender-Inclusive Research Cultures – A HELIOS Survey
We’re excited to announce the launch of the HELIOS Survey: Building Gender-Inclusive Research Cultures! The survey aims to collect information on institutional and national practices
📅HELIOS at ASCAT 2025: Join Our Dedicated Session and Booth in London
We are pleased to announce that HELIOS CA22119 will be actively participating in the upcoming ASCAT Conference 2025, taking place at ExCeL London. 📅 On
Exploring AI Knowledge Gaps in Hematology- Abstract PB3837 Accepted at EHA 2025!
Exciting News: Abstract PB3837 Accepted at EHA 2025! We’re proud to announce that our abstract, PB3837, has been accepted for presentation at the European Hematology
NHS Approves Revolutionary CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
NHS Approves Revolutionary CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease In a landmark decision, the National Health Service (NHS) in England has approved the use
Our first Short-Term Scientific Mission on standardizing annotation of structural hemoglobinopathies!
In March 2023, the first HELIOS-funded Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) was completed. The project was carried out by HELIOS member Maria Xenophontos from the Cyprus
HELIOS website goes live!
WG5 – Dissemination and outreach has just published the HELIOS website that you can visit here!
HELIOS Survey on molecular research
HELIOS activities have started! A new survey is going to be launched by HELIOS Working Group 1 – Molecular Research and Diagnosis.
HELIOS Survey on treatments in haemoglobinopathies
HELIOS Working Group 2 – Clinical research and patient management is working on an online survey aimed at understanding the current state of implementation of new and emerging therapies/treatments in haemoglobinopathies.