[4] The other major impact on the transfusion community is the classification of various human blood group systems under a common nomenclature.
[5][6] ISBT's coordination also extends to obtaining donors with rare antigens, a process that often involves international searches in which common terminology is critical.
The ISBT Code of Ethics was developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution WHA 28.72.
In 1937, the ISBT central office (CO) was established in Paris, led by newly appointed Secretary General Arnault Tzanck.
During that time, the ISBT CO was still located in Paris as a part of the Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine (CNTS) (English: National Centre for Blood Transfusion) as their head, Michel Garretta, was also ISBT Secretary General at the time.
In the coming ten years, the society worked to achieve these goals, with Strengers to remain Secretary General for that period.
In order to continue the fulfilment of the strategic plans of the ISBT, a full-time, paid chief executive officer (CEO) was hired in 2010.
In 2012, the CO moved to a separate location in Amsterdam as the shared space with Eurocongress did not meet the needs of the expanded office staff.
Currently, five paid persons are employed full-time at the CO, managed by CEO Judith Chapman (2010 – today).