Peter Rahfeld, PhD, UBC, “Discovery of new enzymes for universal donor blood production” Aaron Tobian, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins, “Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Risks, Recommendations and Temporal Trends” Robin Turner, PhD, UBC, “Assessing the condition of stored RBCs within sealed blood bags using Raman spectroscopy” Wrap up, sponsor recognitions, CBR magazine overview and final remarks