History
The International Society of Blood Purification was founded in 1983. At that time it was called the International Society of Hemofiltration. In 1986 the society received its current name.


The Society developed into a healty scientific community.
Andre Kaplan and Gerhard Lonneman,
organizers of the Uncasville (2003) and Celle (2002) meetings at a banquet in Tokyo (2001).

Annual Meetings of ISBP
| 1983 |
Frankfurt |
C.A. Baldamus |
| 1984 |
Milano |
L. Minetti |
| 1985 |
New York |
S. Glabman |
| 1986 |
Osaka |
T. Kishimoto |
| 1987 |
Stockholm |
B. Lindholm |
| 1988 |
Vicenza |
G. La Greca |
| 1989 |
Montpellier |
S. Shaldon |
| 1990 |
Salsomaggiore |
V. Cambi |
| 1991 |
Nagoya |
A. Saito |
| 1992 |
Louisville |
T. Golper |
| 1993 |
Trondheim |
T. Wideroe |
| 1994 |
Maastricht |
K. Leunissen |
| 1995 |
Seoul |
Hi Bahl Lee |
| 1996 |
Paris |
C. Jacobs |
| 1997 |
Florence |
Q. Maggiore |
| 1998 |
Rhode Island |
M. Lysaght |
| 1999 |
Prague |
V. Tesar |
| 2000 |
Rome |
S. Di Giulio |
| 2001 |
Tokyo |
T. Akiba |
| 2002 |
Celle |
G. Lonnemann |
| 2003 |
Uncasville |
A. Kaplan |
| 2004 |
London |
A. Davenport |
| 2005 |
Rotterdam |
R. Zietse |
| 2006 |
Nara |
Y. Takemoto |
| 2007 |
Prague |
V. Tesar |
Presidents of ISBP
| 1983 |
- |
1984 |
K.M. Koch |
(Germany) |
| 1985 |
- |
1986 |
L. Minetti |
(Italy) |
| 1987 |
- |
1988 |
S. Glabman |
(USA) |
| 1989 |
- |
1990 |
T. Kishimoto |
(Japan) |
| 1991 |
- |
1992 |
C.A. Baldamus |
(Germany) |
| 1993 |
- |
1994 |
K.M. Koch |
(Germany) |
| 1995 |
- |
1996 |
Q. Maggiore |
(Italy) |
| 1997 |
- |
1998 |
S. Shaldon |
(Monaco) |
| 1999 |
- |
2000 |
K. Leunissen |
(The Netherlands) |
| 2001 |
- |
2002 |
S. Jorstad |
(Norway) |
| 2003 |
- |
2004 |
F. Locatelli |
(Italy) |
| 2004 |
- |
2005 |
T. Akiba |
(Japan) |
| 2006 |
- |
|
S. Di Giulio |
(Italy) |
ISBP AWARD WINNERS
| Frankfurt |
1983 |
C.A. Dinarello |
(Boston) |
| Milano |
1984 |
K. Peters |
(Cambridge) |
| New York |
1985 |
J. Bergstroem |
(Stockholm) |
| Osaka |
1986 |
C.K. Colton |
(Boston) |
| Stockholm |
1987 |
St.S. Rosenberg |
(Bethesda) |
| Vicenza |
1988 |
E. Goldwasser |
(Chicago) |
| Montpellier |
1989 |
L. Montagnier |
(Paris) |
| Salsomaggiore |
1990 |
G. Andres |
(Buffalo) |
| Nagoya |
1991 |
T. Masaki |
(Tsukuba) |
| Louisville |
1992 |
T. Cerami |
(New York) |
| Trondheim |
1993 |
J. Ugelstad |
(Trondheim) |
| Maastricht |
1994 |
J. van Rood |
(Leiden) |
| Kyongju |
1995 |
S.W. Kim |
(Salt Lake City) |
| Paris |
1996 |
G. Reach |
(Paris) |
| Florence |
1997 |
S. Romagnani |
(Florence) |
| Rhode Island |
1998 |
R. Calne |
(Cambridge) |
| Prague |
1999 |
T.M. Chang |
(Montreal) |
| Rome |
2000 |
A. Maseri |
(Rome) |
| Tokyo |
2001 |
F. Geyjo |
(Niigata) |
| Celle |
2002 |
P. Ratcliffe |
(Oxford) |
|
Uncasville |
2003 |
E. Klein |
(Louisville) |
| London |
2004 |
P. Morris |
(London) |
| Rotterdam |
2005 |
E. Ritz |
(Heidelberg) |
| Nara |
2006 |
S. Iwanaga |
(Fukuoka) |
Editors of Blood Purification, the Official Journal of the ISBP
| 1983 |
- |
1988 |
K. Schaefer |
(Germany) |
| 1989 |
- |
2000 |
L. Henderson |
(USA) |
| 2001 |
- |
2007 |
K. Leunissen |
(The Netherlands) |
| 2007 |
- |
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C. Ronco |
(Italy) |
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